Back Then

We wore heart-shaped sunglasses in the schoolyard sun

Blasting Red like it just came out — God, we were young

We knew every lyric, cried at track five

Now I don't even know how you're doing tonight

Used to call you when a new song dropped

Said we'd get matching tattoos when we turned 21

But the ink dried out and the calls got short

Guess forever wasn't what we thought

We said we'd dance in our gowns to Enchanted

Now your name feels a little abandoned

Do you still sing when the bridge hits hard?

Or did growing up pull us too far?

Where did we go, all these versions of us?

From friendship bracelets to barely keeping in touch

We were fearless, wild, and seventeen

Now you're someone I only see in dreams

And I still cry when I hear Long Live

'Cause it used to mean me and you back then

You had a scrapbook, I had a playlist

We made a pact in secret basement stages

To never change, to never lose the spark

But we lost each other in the dark

And maybe I romanticized

How long forever really lasts in real life

But I still wear that Speak Now ring

Like a promise I forgot to keep

Where did we go, all these versions of us?

From Taylor parties to growing too much

We were fearless, wild, and seventeen

Now you're someone I only see in dreams

And I still cry when I hear Long Live

'Cause it used to mean me and you back then

Did you change your favorite era too?

Mine's still 1989 — like the version of me who knew you

And if I could write you like she does

I'd say I miss us... even if you don't feel it as much

Where did we go, when did hearts start to bend?

We said we'd be ride-or-die to the end

We were fearless, wild, and seventeen

Now you're a lyric lost in between

And I still cry when I hear Long Live

'Cause it still means me and you

Back then

Back then

We were something, weren't we?