Verse 1
I Climb up here on this stage,
Sing people's cares away,
And everybody knows
I give it all I've got.
I always go that far,
People treat me like a star.
And everybody says,
"Man, you've really got a shot."
I give until there's not much left to give.
People cheer when I sing my songs
About how I live.

Chorus (1)
But you get the best of me.
You get to see
What no one else can see.
You're the only one I turn to
When all the crowds are gone.
You get the best of me
When I'm not with the band.
And all I have to be is your man.
Oh, Baby, you get the best of me.

Verse 2
I know sometime life get's stale.
What used to be heaven, it feels like hell.
And I can't always help being
The way I am.
I rush right off to work,
I try to make all the wheels turn.
And everybody knows,
I do the best I can.
And with all the thing around
That we've just gotta do.
I know you think
I never look at you.

Chorus (2)
You get the best of me.
Like you did when we were seventeen.
And with every thing that's changin'
There's still one thing that remains.
You get the best of me,
And believe me you still do.
And I can't imagine life without you.
Oh, Baby, you get the best of me.

Bridge
And I know at times
It seems like I don't care.
And a lot goes on without
Me being there.

Chorus (3)
But you get the best of me;
Eighteen months and just past three.
Trying to raise two little boys
That act way too much like me.
You get the best of me;
Morning cartoons on T.V.
And in their little blues eyes
I guarantee,
Oh, Baby, you get the best of me.

Tab
Oh, Baby, you get the best of me.