“See you and me, have a better time than most can dream.
Have it better than the best, so we can pull on through.
Whatever tears at us… whatever holds us down,
And if nothing can be done, well make the best of whats around.”

—  Dave Matthews

The Best Of What's Around
Under the Table and Dreaming (1994)

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American singer-songwriter, musician and actor 1967

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