Best Days
Geoff Moore Lyrics
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The river was deep, the water was cold,
I was only twelve years old.
My dad and me, trout fishing,
Waist deep in a Michigan stream.
He showed me how to make that fly,
Look like it was so alive.
How to be a fisher of men.
Chorus
And all the world was right,
And I felt so full and alive
In the wonder and the light,
And I would never be the same,
For I knew somehow I had changed.
Even now I'd have to say,
It was one of my best days.
Verse Two
It was like a rock, a lump in my throat,
I was eighteen years old,
But I had to say something
To the prettiest girl I'd ever seen.
A new world record was set that day,
For the stupid things I'd say.
I made her laugh, It must've been enough,
For by day's end we'd fall in love.
Chorus
And all the world was right,
And I felt so full and alive
In the wonder and the light,
And I would never be the same,
For I knew somehow I had changed.
Even now I'd have to say,
It was one of my best days.
Verse Three
Sometimes I look to the eastern sky,
Wondering what it will be like,
When we all finally learn,
Of the day You return.
What will I feel?
Where will I be?
Will it all seem like a dream?
I think it'll be like a long-lost friend,
Coming back to His family again.
Chorus
And all the world will be right,
And we'll feel so full and alive
In His wonder and His light,
And we will never be the same,
For I know we all will be changed,
And we will surely say,
This is the very best of days,
This is the very best,
The very best of days.
The song "Best Days" by Geoff Moore & The Distance tells a story of three different moments in the singer's life that were the best days of his life. In the first verse, the singer is fishing with his dad, and his dad teaches him how to be a "fisher of men," a reference to Jesus' call to his disciples to become "fishers of men" by spreading the gospel. The second verse tells the story of the singer meeting and falling in love with the prettiest girl he had ever seen. The final verse is about the singer's anticipation of Jesus' return, when all things will be made right and the world will be full of wonder and light.
The chorus ties all three moments together as the world being right, feeling alive, and the singer being changed. The song's message seems to be that some moments in life are just so good that they change us forever and remind us of what truly matters.
Overall, the lyrics of "Best Days" are nostalgic and hopeful, emphasizing the importance of relationships and faith as sources of joy and meaning in life.
Line by Line Meaning
The river was deep, the water was cold,
At the age of twelve, I was on a fishing trip with my dad in a Michigan stream, where we had to brave the cold water that went up to our waist. The challenge did not deter us from fishing for trout, though.
I was only twelve years old.
My dad was teaching me to fish, and I was still very young at the time.
My dad and me, trout fishing,
My dad and I went on a fishing trip, and we were trying to catch some trout that day.
Waist deep in a Michigan stream.
The water was up to our waist, and we were standing in a stream in Michigan.
He showed me how to make that fly,
My dad taught me how to make a fly and catch a trout with it.
Look like it was so alive.
While teaching me to fish, my dad showed me how to make the fly look like a real insect that has caught a trout's attention.
And then he helped me understand,
I learned from my dad how to be a good fisher of men who can draw people's attention to follow Jesus Christ.
How to be a fisher of men.
My dad taught me how to effectively share my faith in Christ with others in my life.
And all the world was right,
At that moment, everything in my world felt perfect and good.
And I felt so full and alive
The experience left me feeling exhilarated and alive.
In the wonder and the light,
The experience was magical and felt full of divine light.
And I would never be the same,
The experience shaped me into a person that I would never have been without it.
For I knew somehow I had changed.
I could tell that I was different and knew that the experience had transformed me in some way.
Even now I'd have to say,
Even today, I still think back to that experience as one of my best days in my life.
It was one of my best days.
The day I had with my dad still holds a special place in my heart and memory.
It was like a rock, a lump in my throat,
At 18 years old, I had a crush on a girl and was too nervous to speak to her.
But I had to say something
Despite my unease, I knew I had to talk to the girl I was interested in.
To the prettiest girl I'd ever seen.
I thought she was the most beautiful girl I'd ever laid eyes on.
A new world record was set that day,
I said so many awkward things to the girl that it felt like a record was broken for the number of silly things in one conversation.
For the stupid things I'd say.
I made her laugh, though, and it was enough for us to fall in love by the end of the day.
It must've been enough,
Despite all the silly things I said, the girl must have found me charming enough to fall in love with me.
For by day's end we'd fall in love.
By the end of the day, the girl I had a crush on reciprocated my feelings, and we fell in love.
Sometimes I look to the eastern sky,
I often wonder what it will be like when Jesus Christ returns.
Wondering what it will be like,
I ponder what the end of the world will be like and how Christ's second coming will take place.
When we all finally learn,
When Christ returns, we will learn more about the nature of the divine and what our ultimate purpose is.
Of the day You return.
I am eagerly anticipating the day Christ returns.
What will I feel?
I wonder what kind of emotions I will feel when I see Christ for the first time.
Where will I be?
I am curious about what place I will be in when Christ returns.
Will it all seem like a dream?
I wonder if the experience of Christ's return will be so unbelievable that it'll feel like a dream come true.
I think it'll be like a long-lost friend,
I imagine that when Christ returns, it will feel like being reunited with an old friend who has been gone for a long time.
Coming back to His family again.
Christ will come to usher us into our heavenly home and be reunited with his spiritual family.
And we'll feel so full and alive
When Christ returns, we will feel incredibly exhilarated and alive with joy.
In His wonder and His light,
The divine presence of Christ will shine a light of wonder over everything at his second coming.
For I know we all will be changed,
Christ's second coming will transform us all in powerful ways, and we will all be made new by the experience.
And we will surely say,
I am certain that we will all speak of the incredible wonder that will be felt when Christ comes again.
This is the very best of days,
Christ's second coming will be the best and most joyful day of our lives.
This is the very best,
The experience of Christ's return will be the best thing that will ever happen to us.
The very best of days.
The day of Christ's return will be the absolute zenith of human experience and feeling.
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