[Verse 1] I had my share of life's up and downs But fate's been kind, the downs have been few I guess you could say that I've been lucky Oh, I guess you could say it's all because of you [Chorus U R the best thing I ever had Kind of feeling I've been searching for at last U R the best thing, see me through I never thought that any love could be so true I've found true love, I've found true love Oh, oh, yeah, yeah, hey, hey I've found true love I'm standing here, they passed me by They were wasted, cold and empty deep inside You don't deserve my tears I guess that's why they ain't there When I think that there was a time that I almost loved you You showed you ass and baby yes, I saw the real you Thank God you blew it Thank God I dodged the bullet I'm so over you baby good lookin' out I wanted you bad I'm so through with that Cause honestly, you turned out to be the D A I wanted you bad, I'm so through with that, Em G 'Cause, honestly, you turned out to be the best thing I never had, D A You turned out to be the best thing I never had, Em G Mmm, and I'll never be the best thing you never had, D A Em Oh, baby, I bet it sucks to be you right now. D A I know you want me back, It's time to face the facts, Em 'Cause you're the best thing that ever happened to me Ah, you're the best thing that ever happened to me Oh, there have been times when times were hard But always somehow I made it, I made it through 'Cause for every moment that I've spent hurting There was a moment that I spent, ah, just loving you If anyone should ever write my life story Best Thing I Never Had is a song by Beyoncé, released on 2011-06-24. It is track number 12 in the album 4. Best Thing I Never Had has a BPM/tempo of 99 beats per minute, is in the key of F# Maj and has a duration of 4 minutes, 13 seconds. Best Thing I Never Had is very popular on Spotify, being rated between 65 and 90% popularity on Spotify I had a whole other name and concept, but I keep seeing that the fans love the name 4, and I think it would be a really nice thing to let them name the record. The number four has always been "Best Thing I Never Had" is a song recorded by American singer Beyoncé for her fourth studio album, 4 (2011). It was released by Columbia Records on June 1, 2011, as the third single from the album. "Best Thing I Never Had" was composed by Patrick "J. Que" Smith, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Symbolyc One, Caleb McCampbell, Antonio Dixon xPK9M0.