I've been the portrait to the painter   I've been the object of the hater   I've seen a lot of people come and go   I've seen the sun come up on Tokyo   I've seen it rise of New York so don't be alarmed if I don't settle down      You see, I'm new to your town and I'm ready to change   But I hope that I saved the best of me for you   The rest of me has been broken up and scattered around      And after all that I gave there's still some left for you   There's still some left unspoken for   I hope that I saved the best of me for you      I've felt my heart break just once but   I've been the breaker more than once    See, I'm so ashamed of the boy I was   with no regard to others feelings   I've been a fake, I've been deceiving   Don't be alarmed if I don't settle down      See, I'm new to your town and I'm ready to change   But I hope that I saved the best of me for you   The rest of me has been broken up and scattered around      And not once, but a million times I've tried to get it down   And just once I'd like to try and give some love without hurting someone      I hope that I saved the best of me for you   The rest of me has been broken up and scattered around   And after all that I gave, there's still some left for you   There's still some left unspoken for   I hope that I saved the best of me for you