The first song I wrote [on the latest album] was ‘All the Best,’ If you look at the lyrics, it’s basically saying, ‘We had our moment, it was great. Thanks, everyone. And we hope someone else will pick up the mantle and run with it.’
--Michael Stipe
So over me.
So pie in my face.
So talk to me
Tell me where to place this in my
Quasimodo heart
That's where I slipped and fell
I rang the church bell'til my ears bled
red blood cells,
I think
I'll sing and rhyme
I'll give it one more time
I'll show the kids how to do it
fine, fine, fine
I hold the mirror up
You tell me what is what
You tell me which part of my story baby,
stuck stuck stuck.
I'm in a part of your dreams
That you don't even understand.
It's just like me to overstay my welcome, man
Let's sing and rhyme
Let's give it one more time
Let's show the kids how to do it,
fine, fine, fine
fine.
I just have to get that off my chest.
Now it's time to get on with the rest,
All the best, all the best,
All the best, all the best, best, best
It's just like me to overstay my welcome, bless.
Let's sing and rhyme
Let's give it one more time
Let's show the kids how to do it,
fine, fine, fine
Let's sing and rhyme
Let's give it one more time
Let's show the kids how to do it fine, fine, fine
fine