Betty

Album: Folklore (2020)
Charted: 42
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  • Betty, I won't make assumptions
    About why you switched your homeroom
    But I think it's 'cause of me
    Betty, one time I was riding on my skateboard
    When I passed your house
    It's like I couldn't breathe
    You heard the rumors from Inez
    You can't believe a word she says
    Most times, but this time it was true
    The worst thing that I ever did
    Was what I did to you

    But if I just showed up at your party
    Would you have me?
    Would you want me?
    Would you tell me to go fuck myself
    Or lead me to the garden?
    In the garden would you trust me
    If I told you it was just a summer thing?
    I'm only seventeen
    I don't know anything but I know I miss you

    Betty, I know where it all went wrong
    Your favorite song was playing
    From the far side of the gym
    I was nowhere to be found
    I hate the crowds, you know that
    Plus, I saw you dance with him
    You heard the rumors from Inez
    You can't believe a word she says
    Most times, but this time it was true
    The worst thing that I ever did
    Was what I did to you

    But if I just showed up at your party
    Would you have me?
    Would you want me?
    Would you tell me to go fuck myself
    Or lead me to the garden?
    In the garden would you trust me
    If I told you it was just a summer thing?
    I'm only seventeen
    I don't know anything but I know I miss you

    I was walking home on broken cobblestones
    Just thinking of you when she pulled up
    Like a figment of my worst intentions
    She said "James, get in, let's drive"
    Those days turned into nights
    Slept next to her but
    I dreamt of you all summer long

    Betty, I'm here on your doorstep
    And I planned it out for weeks now but
    It's finally sinking in
    Betty, right now is the last time
    I can dream about what happens when you see my face again
    The only thing I wanna do
    Is make it up to you

    So, I showed up at your party
    Yeah, I showed up at your party
    Yeah, I showed up at your party
    Will you have me?
    Will you love me?
    Will you kiss me on the porch
    In front of all your stupid friends?
    If you kiss me
    Will it be just like I dreamed it?
    Will it patch your broken wings?
    I'm only seventeen
    I don't know anything
    But I know I miss you
    Standing in your cardigan
    Kissing in my car again
    Stopped at a streetlight, you know I miss you Writer/s: Taylor A. Swift, William Bowery
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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