Speak Now

Album: Speak Now (2010)
Charted: 8
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  • I am not the kind of girl
    Who should be rudely bargin' in on a white veil occasion
    But you are not the kind of boy
    Who should be marryin' the wrong girl

    I sneak in and see your friends
    And her snotty little family, all dressed in pastel
    And she is yelling at a bridesmaid
    Somewhere back inside a room
    Wearing a gown shaped like a pastry
    This is surely not what you thought it would be
    I lose myself in a daydream
    Where I stand and say

    "Don't say yes, run away now
    I'll meet you when you're out
    Of the church at the back door
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    You need to hear me out"
    And they said, "speak now"

    Fond gestures are exchanged
    And the organ starts to play
    A song that sounds like a death march
    And I am hiding in the curtains
    It seems I was uninvited by your lovely bride-to-be
    She floats down the aisle like a pageant queen
    But I know you wish it was me
    You wish it was me, don't you?

    Don't say yes, run away now
    I'll meet you when you're out
    Of the church at the back door
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    You need to hear me out
    And they said, "speak now"

    Don't say yes, run away now
    I'll meet you when you're out
    Of the church at the back door
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    Your time is running out
    And they said, "speak now"

    I hear the preacher say
    "Speak now or forever hold your peace"
    There's a silence, there's my last chance
    I stand up with shaking hands
    All eyes on me
    Horrified looks from everyone in the room
    But I'm only lookin' at you

    I am not the kind of girl
    Who should be rudely bargin' in on a white veil occasion
    But you are not the kind of boy,
    Who should be marryin' the wrong girl

    So don't say yes, run away now
    I'll meet you when you're out
    Of the church at the back door
    Don't wait or say a single vow
    You need to hear me out
    And they said, "speak now"

    And you say, "let's run away now
    I'll meet you when I'm out of my tux at the back door
    Oh baby, I didn't say my vow
    So glad you were around when they said, "speak now" Writer/s: Taylor Swift
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 5

  • Amelie from Stockholm, SwedenI love this song with my whole heart, and this album! Makes me feel so good! Love you Taylor xxx
  • Tasman from NzTaylor. Thank you. Please come back soon!!
  • Maddison from America Hi, I’m your biggest fan ever I wish I could see you in real life
  • Aashcharya from Ratnapura , Sri Lanka (ceylon)Hi Taylor, I am Aashcharya. I am ur biggest of biggest fan. Ur songs are sweet had honey.I love u bottom of my heart.And i miss u so much. Tayloe ur songs are flawless
  • Fabio from New Orleans, LaMy goodness, I love this song. The album gave me my sign. The signs keep coming. She said, "Speak now," so I have. I'd like to marry this lady. I'd like to treat her better than any other man ever has. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_rK38_GvIsw I'm pathetic, but I have an excellent feeling about this.
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