[Verse 1]
Whoever said
That words can't hurt you must have never had
A dictionary dropped down on their head
From a distance
The last I checked
That'd knock you dead
And I'm impressed
'Cause based on the available context
Well, I don't think you were speaking in jest
I think you meant it
Because you signed it
And then you sent it

[Chorus]
You coulda told me to get lost
It wouldn't've hurt me so bad
You coulda told me to fuck off
I woulda prob'ly just laughed
But for all the days we spent together
And all the ways you could end a letter
I woulda thought you'd pick something better
But instead, you chose
"Best"

[Verse 2]
Well, I confess
If this was just some ruthless kind of test
To see if I'd get uselessly obsessed
Well, then you nailed it
'Cause you passed it
And I failed it
[Chorus]
You coulda told me to get lost
It wouldn't've hurt me so bad
You coulda told me to fuck off
I woulda prob'ly just laughed
But for all the days we spent together
And all the ways you could end a letter
I woulda thought you'd pick something better
But instead, you chose
"Best"

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh yes
I'd have never guessed
Baby, you chose "Best"

[Bridge]
Peace, love, sincerely, warmest regards, cheers, yours truly, XO
Talk soon, later, thanks for reading, with all due respect
Let me be direct

[Verse 3]
Did you forget
How many times the two of us had sex?
Though I would call it love making instead
At least a thousand
The last I checked
But who's counting?
[Chorus]
You coulda told me to get lost
It wouldn't've hurt me so bad
You coulda told me to fuck off
I woulda prob'ly just laughed
But for all the days we spent together
And all the ways you could end a letter
I woulda thought you'd pick something better
But instead, you chose
"Best"

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, oh yes
I'd have never guessed
Baby, you chose
"Best"