Best for the Best
Unveiling Life's Bittersweet Journey
Lyrics
Once I knew a girl in the hard hard times
Reflecting on a girl from difficult times in the past.
She made me a shirt out of fives and dimes
The girl made a shirt using small denominations of money.
Now she's gone but when I wear it she crosses my mind
Even though she's gone, wearing the shirt brings memories of her.
And if the best is for the best then the best is unkind
If the best outcome is for the best, it can be harsh or unkind.
I realized that Illinois was more than I could stand
Realizing limitations in dealing with the challenges of Illinois.
They say working's best cause poverty is hell on a man
Working is advised as poverty is challenging for a man.
Now I ride a lazy river through the Mississippi fan
Navigating life on a lazy river through the Mississippi region.
And if the best is for the best then the best can be damned
If the best outcome is for the best, it can still be damned.
I spent a few years on the Queen of Spain
Spending time on the Queen of Spain, a troubled boat that burned.
She was a leaky little boat that went up in flames
Describing the boat as leaky and prone to disaster.
When the boiler blew some people started naming names
When trouble arose, people started accusing others.
But if the best is for the best I guess the best is to blame
If the best outcome is for the best, blame may still be assigned.
I spent a few more as the Cairo Crown
Spending time as the Cairo Crown, a wrestler in Midwest towns.
A heavyweight wrestler in the Midwest towns
Despite achievements, feeling lonely for a girl's companionship.
But I was lonesome for a girl who could pin me down
The idea that the best may not always bring the desired outcome.
They say the best is for the best but that's not what I've found
The best is said to be for the best, but the reality may differ.
Now I listen to my sweetheart and I listen to my thirst
Listening to personal desires and instincts rather than others.
I don't spend time listening to other people's words
Not investing time in listening to other people's opinions.
Sometimes they're right most times the reverse
Recognition that others may be wrong most of the time.
They say the best is for the best when the best?s for the worse
Even when the best is for the worst, it's still considered the best.
Once I knew a girl in the hard hard times
Reiteration of knowing a girl in difficult times in the past.
She made me a shirt out of fives and dimes
Repeating the creation of a shirt from small denominations.
Now she's gone but when I wear it she crosses my mind
Revisiting memories of the girl when wearing the shirt.
And if the best is for the best then the best is unkind
Emphasizing that the best outcome can still be unkind.
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