Shoeshine girl from New York State, I'll never curse my fatenYour family, your love of me and the way you made me waitnA catholic girl, cranberry curls, one-thousand eighty daysnStars, Stripes and Paisley, the saddest anniversarynEvery day the dream of perfect love gets blown away nn*As good as it has been,nI wouldn't change a thingnBut I'd also never go back againnAs good as it has beennnPale-faced protector, acting like an actor, I (you) did the best I (you) couldnThe hardest part of letting go is to smile as your lover goesnThen say that you understoodnYou would pout, we'd work it out but sometimes it got toughnWith Sun Junky boys, Suburban toys, as good as it has beennit's never been enoughnnThe water and the phoenixnWere never meant to mixnIt's a sure fired endnAs good as it has beenn