DeGraw, Gavin - Best I Ever Had Lyrics






Melt Antarctica, savin’ Africa
I failed algebra and I miss you sometimes
We’re at war again, save the world again
You can all join in, but you can’t smoke inside

You said, “Take me home, I can’t stand this place
‘Cause there’s too many hipsters and I just can’t relate.”
You’re my neon gypsy, my desert rain
You’re my “Helter Skelter”, oh how can I explain that

You’re the best I ever had
And I’m trying not to get stuck in my head
But I've read that soda kills you and Jesus saves
On a bathroom wall where I saw your name
You’re the best I ever had
I won’t be the same

Night sky full of drones, this neighborhood of clones
I’m looking at the crowd and they’re staring at their phones
They groom the coast line here, the sun will disappear (oh, God!)
And maybe once a year I think to clean my car

Caught my reflection, dropped the call
I’ve been medicating with cigarettes and alcohol
I got vertigo, no I can’t see straight
I got obligations though I’m usually late but

You’re the best I ever had
And I’m trying not to get stuck in my head
But I think I dropped my wallet in Santa Fe
Lost the only picture I had of you that day and
You’re the best I ever had
I won’t be the same

Hey West Virginia, Hey North Dakota
I think I love you, but don’t even know you
Hey Massachusetts, Hey Minnesota
I think I love you, but don’t even know you
Hey Carolina, Hey Oklahoma
I think I love you, but don’t even know you
Hey Alabama, Hey California
I think I love you, but don’t even know you

You’re the best I ever had (you’re the best I ever had)
And I’m trying not to get stuck in my head (not to get stuck in my head)
But I passed a lonely sign on the interstate
Saying, “Find someone 'fore it gets too late!”
You’re the best I ever had (you’re the best I ever had)
I won’t be the same

Hey West Virginia, Hey North Dakota (Oh why, oh why)
I think I love you, but don’t even know you (I won’t be the same)
Hey Massachusetts, Hey Minnesota (you’re the best I ever had)
I think I love you, but don’t even know you (I won’t be the same)

Yeah, I won’t be the same





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  1. L.... ....

    The awesome thing is that I live on Oklahoma 💗

  2. S.... ....

    How much does this track sound like ‘ the god given,.... Train’..... brilliant.. love it 😍

  3. b.... w....

    nostalgia omg

  4. B.... A....

    #1 College gym song. Always on my Ipod when I would walk in.

  5. A.... B....

    Am I the only one who gets that weird stomach and chest feeling and starts to think about their crush every time

  6. S.... F....

    Think I Like the original better... Drive By by Train 😂

  7. A.... l....

    2019 and im still listening to this song

  8. M.... S....

    😍...

  9. L.... K....

    The lyrics make absolutely no sense

  10. G.... T....

    This band was my childhood music

  11. G.... T....

    This is one of those songs that you like but find the meaning of the lyrics 10 years later.

  12. M.... H....

    ... why do people think this song doesn’t make sense 🤔

  13. n.... d....

    “hey Minnesota” :]

  14. J.... G....

    The psychosis and medicine.

  15. A.... B....

    I’m gonna like this

  16. l.... s....

    2018 ❤️

  17. j.... e....

    i feel this could be a good theme song for the seven demigods

  18. M.... B....

    i failed algebra

  19. Y.... N....

    This is the only country song that I listen to and will forever love

  20. A.... Y....

    No dmv ::(

  21. M.... B....

    YYYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  22. J.... G....

    If someone invents the cure for love,
    then he should definitely win the noble prize.

  23. R.... S....

    I love this song it’s so opposite of my life it makes me feel happy for a change and nothing else could

  24. B.... T....

    so this is what happens when you call the number on the bathroom stall

  25. S.... S....

    One of the best song ever

  26. J.... G....

    I'm still in search for a girlfriend though, but I need a compliment now, haha!

  27. S.... d....

    The best song i ever had (😂😂)

  28. a.... ....

    this was in a Jongin vine

  29. A.... G....

    this song makes me so happy but at the same time I can feel my heart hurting inside my chest and I don't really know why...I guess this song just reminds me of so many wonderful people I've met in my life and how those people don't even know how much they mean to me...

    A.... G....

    Yeah.. I get what you mean.

  30. J.... G....

    I'm afraid that i'm too late!

  31. G.... ....

    makes me fucking happy as hell love my girlfriend like crazy 😍😍😍

  32. L.... B....

    hahhahahha sick

  33. A.... D....

    Haven't heard this song in years and it made me cry over a break up that happened almost 2 years ago 😂😂

  34. R.... ....

    name one song this guy didn't murder.. still waiting lol.. love this guy

  35. N.... B....

    he should sing on mtv awards next year 20171!! crowd will go wiiiilllddd!!! i dnt even listen to this kind of music!! its effiinnggg catchhyyy

  36. h.... ....

    When you realize he's talking about hooking up with girls from several states and each one being "the best" he ever had. O_o "Hey West Virginia, North Dakota," etc "I think I love you but don't even know ya" sounds a whole lot like he gathered women's names from bathroom walls and called them up for a good time.

    h.... ....

    @***** I'm sorry!! :'(

    h.... ....

    I think it is more like he used to live this life and one of these girls he literally fell in love with, she is the best he ever had. That's why he says he won't be the same, he gives up on hooking up with a new girl in every city because he found the one.

  37. H.... N....

    I swear I went insane trying to find this song! (I loved this song a long time ago but I forgot the words and all I remembered was him losing his wallet, and a bunch of states. I made a note so I wouldn't forget, and my friend told me it reminded her of this song, so I looked it up, and practically died.)

    H.... N....

    Nice! :) I play this sometimes when I drive

    H.... N....

    Hannah N. ya I liked a song but forgot the words and the beat but I still had a little beat in my head and it was killing me that I couldn't find out. Not for this song, I STILL DONT KNOW IT

    H.... N....

    YOUR STORY IS ALMOST EXACTLY LIKE MINE a few days ago I tried to find this song and all I remembered was a wallet and states and Jesus at one point. I read the name gavin on some instagram and had a feeling that was his name. Gavin McGraw. And I found it!

    H.... N....

    Me too! 5 years until It came to me to look up "your the best i ever had"

  38. S.... B....

    Good fuck'n song (say it with a Italian accent)

    S.... B....

    I imagine my brother saying it hahaha

    S.... B....

    **Insert Mario voice here**

  39. o.... ....

    kaisoo vine bring me here 😂😂😂

  40. K.... ....

    I love how well done this lyric video is and love the song anyways. I can see how people get the Train vibe from it but I can't in anyways see how is sounds like Train's Drive By. It honestly can't be that bad to sound like Train or Gavin considering they got more money coming in than most of us. So they must be doing something right lol

  41. B.... T....

    i fel in love but the one..has.. gone..

  42. D.... R....

    the lyrics suck

  43. B.... M....

    best gavin degraw song hands down

  44. C.... ....

    Best lied ever

  45. A.... M....

    Can I know why she doesn't wear a shirt ?

  46. M.... D....

    boo-yeah

  47. M.... M....

    i prefer LIFE IS A HIGHWAY by: Rascall Flats enjoy!! :D

    M.... M....

    +Minecraft/Creeper/Gaming Mar/MCG The original by Tom Cochrane is miles better than that overproduced crap.

  48. T.... A....

    Gavin Degrawwww <3

  49. C.... P....

    Don't kill me please but I thought this was a one direction song

    C.... P....

    AHAHAHA dafuq

  50. A.... :....

    An ereri playlist brought me here? 😂

  51. B.... ....

    best song i ever heard

  52. R.... O....

    I won't lie its a pretty good song.

  53. K.... ....

    Massachusetts love ❤️

  54. K.... S....

    Best song ever

    K.... S....

    @Kalina Spry One Direction danced all night to it :p

    K.... S....

    +dylanconti.com I was scrolling through the comments and just nodded when I read this. Then two seconds later it clicked in my head and I laughed for five minutes about this! This made my shitty day much better!! Thank you!

  55. S.... G....

    one of my favourite songs ever..!

  56. M.... R....

    I think it's about all the mistakes he's made and how he knows he could do better-- Soda kills (stop drinking it) Jesus saves (he should go to church) etc., except for the girl, she's the best thing he's ever had.

    M.... R....

    @Moranda Rasmussen smart girl

    M.... R....

    _But I read that_ soda kills you and Jesus saves
    _On the bathroom wall where I saw your name_

  57. D.... ....

    This song spreads quite much positivity 

  58. H.... K....

    "soda kills you but jesus saves"
    wtf ?

    H.... K....

    Soda kills you, and Jesus saves. They're two separate statements.

    H.... K....

    +Superbad1400 Adding to this, he "heard" those things. I don't think an opinion is being made, rather to reflect American opinions. It just puts the song in time - our time. That's all.

    H.... K....

    Hatem Khrouf if u drink it too much it can give you diabetes which can lead to other major illnesses and diseases which leads to death

  59. S.... ....

    Oh yes, Minnesota. ❤️✌️

  60. r.... ....

    Could be a Chef Special Song!....

  61. S.... ....

    Program used to make a lyrics video like this one?

  62. T.... W....

    This song captures the modern world like no other. "You can all join in but you can't smoke inside" "I'm looking at the crowd there staying at their phones"

  63. L.... Z....

    I think I love you but don't even know ya.

  64. R.... F....

    so this is what's considered good nowadays. wow.

    R.... F....

    that's great, I never mentioned Taylor swift and couldn't give a fuck less about her, but if that's your obsession then you do you

    R.... F....

    It's really not. It can't be that good if the video has less than 3 million views in over 3 years. Plenty (actual) bad songs out there with wayy more views. Just cause you don't quite understand the lyrics doesn't mean it's bad though. And he mentioned Taylor Swift because she was mentioned in almost every reply to your original comment, and he thinks that's what Taylor does with her lyrics.

    R.... F....

    @CarsonFacePalmer A song isn't considered good based off the views. Plenty of GREAT songs have under a million views so you can't say "less than 3 million views in over 3 years"

    R.... F....

    @CarsonFacePalmer I get that he mentioned swift because other people did, but swift had nothing to do with my argument at all, and there is literally no purpose to have her in this conversation. I understand the lyrics, every sentence is a random other thought having to do with current events, the issue is they are completely random separate thoughts that have nothing to do with each other, then it throws in generic lyrics about missing a past love to appease the audience. None of it is remotely personal, none of it matters in the slightest, but it seems like it's trying to be deep. It's only used to sell, it's not art.

    R.... F....

    @CarsonFacePalmer Also, just because someone doesn't like something doesn't mean they simply 'don't understand it'

  65. x.... ....

    this is how a lyric video should be. amazing job, really.

  66. A.... R....

    Why no Pennsylvania?

    A.... R....

    we dont need no Dracula...

    A.... R....

    @JangoDark23 Because we hate Fethullah Gulen

    A.... R....

    JangoDark23 😂😂😂 it's ok he left out my NY too 😉

    A.... R....

    cause our state sucks XD

  67. H.... ....

    South Carolina

  68. J.... L....

    god, i want popcorn...........

  69. D.... G....

    I saw him sing this live! It was sooo good.

  70. n.... ....

    Original is better...

    n.... ....

    What is the original?

    n.... ....

    @noodlesman12 wtf 

  71. S.... S....

    Any Hetalia fans agree that this could be a good USUK song?

  72. t.... l....

    @tammy beasley

  73. A.... S....

    I love the hipsters verse

  74. X.... Z....

    i miss ma girl ):

  75. S.... P....

    Who's the girl?

  76. K.... A....

    thought id just be seeing lyrics not a naked girl

    K.... A....

    Haha I just realized she's wearing nothing

    K.... A....

    +Katharine Ammon She is not naked.

  77. I.... M....

    Not DeGraw's usual style, but still pretty great. :)

  78. l.... r....

    THIS GUY IS JUST GREAT

  79. D.... ....

    just listened to this song for the first time absolutely hooked 

  80. M.... P....

    I was sitting in walmart the other day waiten on my girl when Q102 said caller 20 gets free GavinDegra ickets i fumbled with my cell phone on first ring I was caller 20 now I have front row seat July24th his opener is cool also cheapest ticket is 65.00.I feel blessed.

    M.... P....

    Where was it?

    M.... P....

    lucky !!!!!

  81. J.... F....

    MINNESOTA

  82. n.... g....

    THE CATCHINESS!!!!!!!!!! oohhhh i can't wait to see him in concert tonight! This is gonna be amazzzingggg.

  83. M.... _....

    I'm trying to get my chorus teacher to let my senior class to do this for are senior song at graduation.    

  84. J.... S....

    whats that girl's name?

  85. J.... S....

    drive by by train? lol 

  86. a.... f....

    i hate this song

    a.... f....

    Its post to be by drake

    a.... f....

    @Anthony Jennelle That my friend would have been horrible! :D

  87. L.... T....

    I love this song!

  88. n.... h....

    UGH I LOVE HIM

  89. J.... M....

    the lyrics confuse me but fuckit. :)

  90. t.... ....

    Massachusets livin in Kentucky haha <3 dis song

  91. T.... ....

    Is it just me or does the beginning sound like Train?

    T.... ....

    I’ve thot that too! Two brilliant artists xx

  92. b.... ....

    The beginning sounds exactly like "Drive by" by Train...

  93. T.... ....

    This song has weird lyrics... but I, somehow, feel it.

    T.... ....

    lots of allusional references..

    T.... ....

    I'm pretty sure he's talking about a hooker
    @Isaac Morris

    T.... ....

    LMAO Right?

    T.... ....

    You should listen to “that green gentleman” but panic at the disco

  94. D.... W....

    And I like the song, listening to it again

  95. D.... W....

    You can sing bro

  96. j.... ....

    Such a shame that the best I ever had is not with me anymore... Imke, if you read this, I still love and miss you.