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My Best Was Never Good Enough - Bruce Springsteen
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Every cloud has a silver lining, every dog has his day
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She said, "Now don't say nothin'
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if you don't have something nice to say."
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The tough, now they get going, when the going gets tough
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But for you my best was never good enough
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"Now don't try for a home run, baby
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If you can get the job done with a hit"
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Remember, "A quitter never wins and a winner never quits"
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"The sun don't shine on a sleepin' dog's ass"
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And all the rest of that stuff
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But for you my best was never good enough
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"If God gives you nothin' but lemons, then you make some lemonade"
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"The early bird catches the fuckin' worm,
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Rome wasn't built in a day"
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"Now life's like a box of chocolates,
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You never know what you're going to get"
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"Stupid is as stupid does and all the rest of that shit"
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Come'on pretty baby, call my bluff
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'Cause for you my best was never good enough
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