who sings the song that goes "it was the best i ever had" and i'm not talking about gary allan?

Question

it's a classic rock song, i would like to know the name of the song and the artist

i'm pretty sure it's by the who, it's not vertical horizon

Answer 1

there's a song by The Who called Bargain with those words in it.

I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I had
To find you I'd suffer anything and be glad

I'd pay any price just to get you
I'd work all my life and I will
To win you I'd stand naked, stoned and stabbed

I'd call that a bargain
The best I ever had
The best I ever had

I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop

I'd pay any price just to win you
Surrender my good life for bad
To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man

I'd call that a bargain
The best I ever had
The best I ever had

I sit looking 'round
I look at my face inm the mirror
I know I'm worth nothing without you
And like one and one don't make two
One and one make one
And I'm looking for that free ride to me
I'm looking for you

I'd gladly lose me to find you
I'd gladly give up all I got
To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop

I'd pay any price just to win you
Surrender my good life for bad
To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man

I'd call that a bargain
The best I ever had
The best I ever had

Answer 2

Vertical Horizon did it before Gary, though I would not DARE call that "classic rock". That's 90's.

Answer 3

"In this Diary" by the Ataris

that's the only instance where I've heard that lyric...not quite classic rock, but it's the only example I could think of

Answer 4

Gin Blossoms "Hey Jealousy" maybe? It's not classic though. That was in the 90's.

Answer 5

Vertical horizen?

Answer 6

vertical horizon