[Verse 1: Anime-rock male lead, fast and bright over blasting live drums] Nine years old at Lincoln Park, you came flyin' past the slide Beat me to the fence by a yard and you didn't even try Ten years old you beat me racin' bikes down Baker Hill Twelve you took the science fair, and I was standin' still Every time I lost to you, I went home and went again Up at dawn and runnin' laps around a block I couldn't win Every scab across my knees, I got 'em chasin' your heels Every gear I ever found, I found it tryin' to catch your wheels [Pre-Hook: Anime-rock male lead, drums building, guitars rising] Ready, set, I hear you breathin' on the line beside me Ready, set, the only thing that's faster is the fire inside me [Hook: Anime-rock male lead, full band, huge anime-rock vocal] You got the best of me, every time since we were nine Took the best of me and made it better every time Hey! You got the best of me, so don't you dare slow down 'Cause the best of me is only ever there when you're around [Verse 2: Anime-rock male lead, harder, driving overdriven guitars] Then your family moved to Denver and the summer went so still No one at the fence to beat me, no one waitin' on the hill And I got a little slower, and I let the pace go slack Won a hundred easy races and I never once looked back Easy wins taste just like cardboard, every trophy's made of tin Took me twenty years to see it, I grew most when you would win So I'm standin' at the fence again, the paint is chipped and gray And there's only one guy on this earth who makes me run this way [Pre-Hook: Anime-rock male lead, drums building, guitars rising] Ready, set, I hear you breathin' on the line beside me Ready, set, the only thing that's faster is the fire inside me [Hook: Anime-rock male lead, full band, huge anime-rock vocal] You got the best of me, every time since we were nine Took the best of me and made it better every time Hey! You got the best of me, so don't you dare slow down 'Cause the best of me is only ever there when you're around [Bridge: Anime-rock male lead, stance scrape, the band stops on the scrape of two pairs of sneakers setting at a line, one clap, then everything launches] Sent a letter off to Denver, are you runnin' anymore? Meet me at the fence in Lincoln Park the way we did before I don't need to beat you, Marcus, I just need to see you go Ready! Feet up on the line, and I can feel it in my toes [Hook: Anime-rock male lead, full band, bright piano runs, huge anime-rock vocal] You got the best of me, every time since we were nine Took the best of me and made it better every time Hey! You got the best of me, so don't you dare slow down 'Cause the best of me is only ever there when you're around [End]
