The Best I Ever Had

Written by: Daniel Hice

Written by: Ruby Hice

From the Album: The Complete Reprise Studio Recordings

Label: Reprise Records

Recorded: June 21, 1976

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I've tried to break the habit

But somehow I just keep waking up alone.

There's something deep inside me

That refuses to believe you're really gone.

And every night I fall asleep

By your side of this great big double bed,

Remembering that the worst you ever gave me

Was the best I ever had.

I know I should be sleeping

Like a kitten in somebody else's arms,

But I lie awake remembering all the ways

We used to keep each other warm.

I know that nothing's perfect but we came so close,

How could it turned out bad?

But even so the worst you ever gave me

Was the best I ever had.

How I missed your tender kisses

And the gentle arms that used to hold me tight,

Oh they say that all good things must end

But endings always leave somebody sad.

But I remember that the worst you ever gave me

Was the best I ever had.

I can't forget the worst you ever gave me

Was the best I ever had.