THE BEST THAT I CAN (ALT)

you’re the tallest pepper tree
in all of Tennessee

I’m gonna keep you
from what don’t feel right
because the world
ain’t all sweetness and light

I’m gonna love you the best that I can
honey from the bee
for you’re English breakfast tea
the best that I can

I got skinny legs
inside my pants
but they won’t fail me
when it come time to dance

it’s not around the corner
it’s quite a hike
I’ll take you to a place
I know you’re gonna like

I’m gonna love you the best that I can
I ain’t no Peter Pan
I ain’t afraid to be a man
the best that I can

I seen another woman
looked mighty fine
you seen another man
with bigger muscles than mine

in the distance
and all in-between
I got a feeling there’s something
that neither of us seen

I’m gonna love you the best that I can
with all that I’ve been blessed
nothing less
the best that I can