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“Best Thing I Never Had” was released as the second single off of Beyoncé’s 2011 album 4 on June 1, 2011. It peaked at #4 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. The midtempo ballad about karma and revenge features Beyoncé taking a pop at a former lover after discovering his deceitful ways.
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[Intro]
What goes around comes back around, hey (My baby)
What goes around comes back around, hey (My, my, my baby)
I say, what goes around comes back around, hey, hey (My baby)
What goes around comes back around
[Verse 1]
There was a time I thought
That you did everything right
No lies, no wrong
Boy, I must've been out of my mind
[Pre-Chorus]
So when I think of the time that I almost loved you
You showed your ass and I, I saw the real you
Thank God you blew it, I thank God I dodged the bullet, uh
I'm so over you, so baby, good lookin' out
[Chorus]
I wanted you bad, I'm so through with that
'Cause honestly, you turned out to be the best thing I never had
You turned out to be the best thing I never had
And I'm gon' always be the best thing you never had
Oh, yeah, I bet it sucks to be you right now
[Verse 2]
So sad, uh, you're hurt, boo-hoo
Oh, did you expect me to care?
You don't deserve my tears
I guess that's why they ain't there
[Pre-Chorus]
When I think that there was a time that I almost loved you
You showed your ass, and baby, yes, I saw the real you
Thank God you blew it, I thank God I dodged the bullet
I'm so over you, baby, good lookin' out
[Chorus]
I wanted you bad, I'm so through with that
'Cause honestly, you turned out to be the best thing I never had
I said, you turned out to be the best thing I never had
And I'll never be the best thing you never had
Oh, baby, I bet it sucks to be you right now
[Bridge]
I know you want me back, it's time to face the facts
That I'm the one that's got away, Lord knows that it would take
Another place, another time, another world, another life
Thank God, I found the good in goodbye
[Chorus]
I used to want you so bad, I'm so through with that (Ah)
'Cause honestly, you turned out to be the best thing I never had
Oh, you turned out to be the best thing I never had
And I will always be the best thing you never had
Ooh, best thing you never had
I used to want you so bad, I'm so through with that
'Cause honestly, you turned out to be the best thing I never had
Oh, you turned out to be the best thing I never had
Ooh, I will never be the best thing you never had
Oh, baby, I bet it sucks to be you right now
[Outro]
What goes around comes back around (Oh)
What goes around comes back around
I bet it sucks to be you right now (Ooh)
What goes around comes back around
I bet it sucks to be you right now (Ooh)
What goes around comes back around
I bet it sucks to be you right now
Ooh
Best Thing I Never Had was written by Beyoncé & Babyface & S1 & Shea Taylor & Caleb McCampbell & Patrick “J. Que” Smith & Antonio Dixon.
Best Thing I Never Had was produced by Antonio Dixon & Beyoncé & Babyface & Shea Taylor & S1 & Caleb McCampbell.
Beyoncé released Best Thing I Never Had on Wed Jun 01 2011.
On August 8, 2022, “Best Thing I Never Had” was certified 3x multi-platinum by the RIAA.
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