the best thing

the best thing that ever happened
in my life is the one I let go
the thing that was there all this time
but that I never found
the best thing that ever happened
is the one I let die…

I let it die
without any aliby
I let it die
without any aliby

the best man was in front of my eyes
just a blink at him
could have let me know him
but instead I saw the worst
when I could have seen the best
but instead I saw the worst
when I could have seen the best…

I let it die
without any aliby
I let it die
without any aliby

this little thing, a little dime he carried
hidden from me now run
over by the tide of time
a little jewell he could have chosen
if only I ‘d known
if only I ‘d known
if only I ‘d known
if only I ‘d known…

(Péchal)