Having mostly escaped the public eye during her relationship with Alwyn, Swift finally shares some of the most memorable experiences she’s enjoyed.
London Boy
Taylor Swift Lyrics
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Uh, you know, just riding in London
Alright
I love my hometown as much as Motown, I love SoCal
And you know I love Springsteen, faded blue jeans, Tennessee whiskey
But something happened, I heard him laughing
I saw the dimples first and then I heard the accent
But that's not where mine lives
You know I love a London boy
I enjoy walking Camden Market in the afternoon
He likes my American smile
Like a child when our eyes meet, darling, I fancy you
Took me back to Highgate, met all of his best mates
So I guess all the rumors are true
You know I love a London boy
Boy, I fancy you (ooh)
And now I love high tea, stories from uni, and the West End
You can find me in the pub, we are watching rugby with his school friends
Show me a gray sky, a rainy cab ride
Babe, don't threaten me with a good time
They say home is where the heart is
But God, I love the English
You know I love a London boy
I enjoy nights in Brixton, Shoreditch in the afternoon
He likes my American smile
Like a child when our eyes meet, darling, I fancy you
Took me back to Highgate, met all of his best mates
So I guess all the rumors are true
You know I love a London boy
Boy, I fancy you
So please show me Hackney
Doesn't have to be Louis V up on Bond Street
Just wanna be with you
Wanna be with you
Stick with me, I'm your queen
Like a Tennessee Stella McCartney on the Heath
Just wanna be with you (wanna be with you)
Wanna be with you (oh)
You know I love a London boy
I enjoy walking SoHo, drinking in the afternoon (yeah)
He likes my American smile
Like a child when our eyes meet, darling, I fancy you (you)
Took me back to Highgate, met all of his best mates
So I guess all the rumors are true (yeah)
You know I love a London boy (oh)
Boy (oh), I fancy you (I fancy you, ooh)
So please show me Hackney
Doesn't have to be Louis V up on Bond Street
Just wanna be with you
I, I, I fancy you, oh
Stick with me, I'm your queen
Like a Tennessee Stella McCartney on the Heath
Just wanna be with you (ooh)
Wanna be with you
I fancy you (yeah), fancy you
Oh, ah
The lyrics to "London Boy" by Taylor Swift are about falling in love with a man from London and enjoying the city and its culture. She sings about the contrast between her love for her hometown of Nashville and other parts of the world like Motown and SoCal, but something about London catches her eye. She describes meeting the man with the accent and the dimples, and how being with him takes her to new parts of the city she's never seen before. Throughout the song, she talks about enjoying Highgate, Camden Market, and Shoreditch with her London boy.
Line by Line Meaning
We can go drivin' in, on my scooter
Let's ride around London together on my scooter
I love my hometown as much as Motown, I love SoCal
I love my hometown, as well as cities like Detroit and Los Angeles
But something happened, I heard him laughing
But something changed when I met a boy in London and heard him laugh
They say home is where the heart is But that's not where mine lives
People say your home is where you love and belong, but for me that's not true
He likes my American smile Like a child when our eyes meet, darling, I fancy you
He likes that I smile like an American and when we look at each other, I'm enchanted by him
Took me back to Highgate, met all of his best mates
He showed me where he grew up in Highgate and introduced me to all of his close friends
And now I love high tea, stories from uni, and the West End
Since meeting him, I've grown to love things like drinking tea, hearing stories from his university days, and going to see shows in the West End
They say home is where the heart is But God, I love the English
Again, people say home is where you love and belong, but I love the English people so much
So please show me Hackney Doesn't have to be Louis V up on Bond Street
I don't need fancy things, I just want to explore different parts of London with you - like Hackney
Stick with me, I'm your queen Like a Tennessee Stella McCartney on the Heath
Stay with me and I'll treat you like a king - like a designer from Tennessee wearing Stella McCartney on Hampstead Heath
You know I love a London boy Boy, I fancy you
I can't help but be in love with a boy from London - I'm infatuated with him
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Downtown Music Publishing
Written by: Jack Antonoff, Joshua Karpeh, Mark Anthony Spears, Taylor Swift
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Bhumika Shrivastava
Don’t date Taylor, she might write a song about you
Well, treat her nicely like the way she deserves to be treated and just see what beautiful songs she might write about you, this song is proof, so happy for her
Addison clarke
She'll write a song abt u anyways
Clara Claro
Or treat her well and she’ll break heart and write a song like back to December
Kids Shaw
True!
Krittisha Banerjee
@Gunjarie Dasgupta no , she always liked that relationship and him , but it was a right person wrong time .... She never wrote anything bad about him ....
Zeinna Natividad
This is true 💕
BreadcatLuna-draws :)
As a British person, this song is hilarious to me. Don't get me wrong, I love it - I listen to it whenever I'm sad to cheer me up; it just makes me laugh.
Jarrad Swift
@CHRONIC No, It's about me, Jarrad swift
Pagrafficaf
@Bridget FullamLol- the part about grey skies was pretty funny though. 😂😂😂
I am the hidden Yamashita treasure
@Bridget Fullam what are those stereotypes?