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About

"You Belong with Me" tells the story of a boy who is too wrapped up in a toxic relationship to see how much another girl likes him. It appears on Taylor's sophomore album, Fearless.

Taylor said the following about the track on a page on Big Machine Records' website, which has since been removed:

"I had overheard a friend of mine talking to his girlfriend and he was completely on the defensive, saying [things like] 'I love you more than anything! Baby, I'm so sorry." She was just yelling at him! I felt so bad for him at that moment. So I came up with the first line 'you're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset, she's going off about something that you said,' and I ran that into a storyline that I'm in love with him and he should be with me instead of her."

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Lyrics

You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset
She's going off about something that you said
'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do
I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night
I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like
And she'll never know your story like I do

But she wears short skirts, I wear T-shirts
She's Cheer Captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one that understands you
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You belong with me, you belong with me

Walking the streets with you and your worn-out jeans
I can't help thinking this is how it ought to be
Laughing on a park bench, thinking to myself
Hey, isn't this easy?
And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town
I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down
You say you're fine, I known you better than that
Hey, whatcha doing with a girl like that?

She wears high heals, I wear sneakers
She's Cheer Captain and I'm on the bleachers
Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find
That what you're looking for has been here the whole time

If you could see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know, baby?
You belong with me, you belong with me

Oh, I remember you driving to my house
In the middle of the night
I'm the one who makes you laugh
When you know you're 'bout to cry
And I know your favorite song
And you tell me 'bout your dreams
Think I know where you belong
Think I know it's with me

Can't you see that I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along, so why can't you see?
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your back door
All this time how could you not know, baby?
You belong with me, you belong with me

You belong with me
Have you ever thought just maybe
You belong with me?
You belong with me

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