BETTY
Taylor Swift Lyrics

Betty, I won't make assumptions
I won't jump to conclusions about you.

About why you switched your homeroom
I don't know why you changed schools.

But I think it's 'cause of me
But I suspect it's because of something I did.

Betty, one time I was riding on my skateboard
One day while skateboarding, I rode past your house.

When I passed your house
When I skated by your house.

It's like I couldn't breathe
Seeing your house made me feel overwhelmed with emotion.

You heard the rumors from Inez
You heard gossips about me from our mutual friend Inez.

You can't believe a word she says
Normally you can't trust what she says.

Most times, but this time it was true
But this time, the rumors were accurate.

The worst thing that I ever did
The most terrible thing I've done.

Was what I did to you
Was the thing I did to hurt you.

But if I just showed up at your party
But what if I came to your party uninvited.

Would you have me?
Would you allow me to come to your party?

Would you want me?
Would you like me to be there?

Would you tell me to go fuck myself
Would you be angry with me?

Or lead me to the garden?
Or would you take me somewhere private to talk?

In the garden would you trust me
If we talked in private, could you trust me?

If I told you it was just a summer thing?
If I explained that what I did was only a temporary mistake?

I'm only seventeen
I'm young and inexperienced.

I don't know anything but I know I miss you
I might not know much, but I know I still feel strongly about you.

Betty, I know where it all went wrong
I know what I did wrong in our relationship.

Your favorite song was playing
I remember your favorite song was on at the party.

From the far side of the gym
I couldn't see you because I was on the other side of the room.

I was nowhere to be found
I wasn't there with you.

I hate the crowds, you know that
You know I don't like being around big groups of people.

Plus, I saw you dance with him
And I saw you dancing with another guy.

I was walking home on broken cobblestones
I was walking home late at night on damaged pavement.

Just thinking of you when she pulled up
I was lost in thoughts of you when a girl picked me up.

Like a figment of my worst intentions
Like a product of all my bad impulses.

She said "James, get in, let's drive"
She asked if I wanted a ride, and I got in.

Those days turned into nights
Our time together became longer and longer.

Slept next to her but
I shared a bed with her, but...

I dreamt of you all summer long
I couldn't stop thinking about you this whole time.

Betty, I'm here on your doorstep
I'm at your house now.

And I planned it out for weeks now but
I've been thinking about this for a while.

It's finally sinking in
I'm starting to realize the significance of what I'm doing.

Betty, right now is the last time
This is the final chance.

I can dream about what happens when you see my face again
I can only imagine how you'll react when you see me.

The only thing I wanna do
All I want to do is make it right.

Is make it up to you
I want to apologize and make amends.

So, I showed up at your party
I came to your party uninvited.

Will you have me?
Will you accept my presence?

Will you love me?
Will you still care about me?

Will you kiss me on the porch
Will you be intimate with me in public?

In front of all your stupid friends?
Even when your friends are around?

If you kiss me
If we become intimate.

Will it be just like I dreamed it?
Will it be as good as I imagined it would be?

Will it patch your broken wings?
Will it make things better between us?

Standing in your cardigan
You're wearing your cozy cardigan.

Kissing in my car again
We're kissing in my car, like we used to.

Stopped at a streetlight, you know I miss you
We're stopped at a stoplight and I'm thinking about how much I still love you.