The Best of You - The Associates

The best of you is wonderful

The rest of you so terrible

The best of you is wonderful

The best of you is wonderful

The rest of you so terrible

The best of you is wonderful

I miss having you around

Aggressive and ninety pounds

But after an hour or so

I wait, wanting you to go

To where a thought’s left alone

In ventures through icy zones

The best of you is wonderful

The rest of you so terrible

The best of you is wonderful

You’ve done it for me again

And frankly I’m stirred again

With mouthfuls of sour grapes

I try telling mirrored shapes

Perhaps for a little while

A war’s on in Israel

A citizen’s feeling ill

A stain on a gorgeous dress

Bless me bless you

Just in time I found you out

Just in time (time's not just)

You showed signs

Of leaving me

Count to nine (Count it! Count it!)

The best of you has always been wonderful

Bore me bore

The rest of you has always been terrible

Well kind of … well

The best of you is wonderful

The rest of you so terrible

The best of you is wonderful

Of letters I have kept and read

The one that you sent me bled

At edges, at odds with sense

And still I sit on this fence

Perhaps for a little while

Knock out -- I’m on the floor

(The floor, the floor)

Knock out another door

I’ll never stay in your way

All you have to do is say

Just in time I found you out

Just in time (time's not just)

You showed signs

Of leaving me

Count to nine (Count it! Count it!)

The best of you has always been wonderful

Bore me bore

The rest of you has always been terrible

Well kind of … well

The best of you is wonderful

The rest of you so terrible

The best of you is wonderful

The best of you

The rest of you

The best of you

What’s left of you