The Next Best Thing
David Childers

Em
Well, I'm a good ol' boy with a story to tell
                      B7   
With no voice left to sing
B7
I'm just another face that you're going to forget
                             Em
On your way to the next best thing

I'm a small part of the part that doesn't count
In our nation's history
The deal went down and the plant moved away
To get onto the next best thing

CHORUS
          Am                      Em
Well, the towers fell down on the television screen
          B7                 Em
And I had trouble feeling anything
Am                           Em  
The towers in my head fell a long time ago
      B7                   Em
On my way to the next best thing

Now the next best thing is something you ain't got
And it's something you ain't allowed to see
Just take what we give you and smile when you get it
And get onto the next best thing

I thought that wealth meant mine and me
We'd all wear a Super Bowl ring
Now the streets are deserted and I'm lost as hell
On my way to the next best thing

REPEAT CHORUS

BREAK ON CHORUS

America the beautiful - America the dream
Like some old Persian king
Hubris, money and greatness wasted
On the way to the next best thing

You threw me out and I didn't even know it
Until I lost a couple of things
The keys to my car and my seat at the bar
On the way to the next best thing

REPEAT CHORUS, THEN SLOWLY
Am                          Em  
The towers in my head fell along time ago
      B7                   Em
On my way to the next best thing


