“The Only Thing That Matters” is a fast-paced pop-punk banger about seeing someone as the perfect one. The narrator can’t believe how lucky he is to be with this person and how charming they are.[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1: Mark Hoppus & Matt Skiba]

Where the hell did you come from?

Outer space or heaven above

Short of breath, my long-lost love

I can't believe my eyes, Are you for real?

My life before was such a mess

There's no use dwelling on the past

My broken heart was in a cast

Then you showed up and it began to heal

[Chorus: Mark Hoppus]

Cause you're the only thing that matters

Cause you're the only thing that's real

Cause you're the only thing I'll never let go

Cause you're the only thing I feel

[Verse 2: Matt Skiba]

Someday

You'll come back to me

And I'll say

Something bitterly

And you'll go racing toward the kitchen

Grab a knife, erase my vision

Take my flatscreen television

And my paintings by Marilyn Manson

[Chorus: Mark Hoppus]

Cause you're the only thing that matters

Cause you're the only thing that's real

Cause you're the only thing I'll never let go

Cause you're the only thing I feel

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus: Mark Hoppus & Matt Skiba]

Cause you're the only thing that matters (Woah-oh)

Cause you're the only thing that's real (Woah-oh)

Cause you're the only thing I'll never let go

Cause you're the only thing I feel