"Our Song" was part of Taylor Swift's self-titled debut album, which went Platinum on June 7, 2007. This made the 17-year-old Swift the first female solo artist to write or co-write every song on a Platinum-selling debut album. The album eventually went 7x Platinum.
"Our Song" was #1 for six weeks on the Hot Country Songs chart. This placed Swift in a four-way tie for second place on the list of the longest-running #1 songs by solo female artists in the history of this chart.
The record is held by Connie Smith, who spent eight weeks at #1 in 1964-65 with "Once A Day." Immediately before Swift reached the summit on the Hot Country Songs chart, Carrie Underwood reigned for three weeks with "So Small." This nine-week string of #1 songs by solo female artists is the longest in the history of the chart. Connie Smith's run with "Once A Day" was both preceded and succeeded at the top by solo male artist recordings.
At the 2008 CMT Music Awards, this won the video of the year award, plus female video of the year.
When this reached #1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart on the chart week of December 22, 2007, Swift became the youngest performer ever to write and sing a chart-topping Country single.
Swift recalled: "I just sat down one day with my guitar and got in a groove, and went with it. I like to write about how music affects people, and this was fun to write because it's about a couple who DOESN'T have a song. I like the banjo and you really can't go wrong with banjo. I wanted it to be last on the album, because the last line of the chorus is 'play it again'. Let's hope people take it as a hint to go ahead and play the album again. Haha!"
In an interview with America Online (AOL), Taylor Swift was asked if there was a true story behind this song. The teenage country singer replied: "I wrote this song in my freshman year of high school for my ninth grade talent show. I was sitting there thinking, 'I've gotta write an upbeat song that's gonna relate to everyone.' And at that time, I was dating a guy and we didn't have a song. So I wrote us one, and I played it at the show. Months later, people would come up to me and say, 'I loved that song that you played.' And then they'd start singing lines of it back to me. They'd only heard it once, so I thought, 'There must be something here!'"
In an interview with Blender magazine, Swift said that this song was written about the same guy as in "Tim McGraw." She said that his name is Drew, and one night in 2008 when she was going out, he was in her driveway. She said, "It would have been really poetic and romantic if he showed up right after my album released, but it's been two years. I told him, 'It's really nice to see you. But you're too late.'"
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Taylor Swift Lyrics
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In the front seat of his car
He's got a one-hand feel on the steerin' wheel
The other on my heart
I look around, turn the radio down
He says, "Baby, is somethin' wrong?"
I say, "Nothin', I was just thinkin'
How we don't have a song"And he says
Our song is the slammin' screen door
Sneakin' out late, tappin' on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
'Cause it's late and your mama don't know
Our song is the way you laugh
The first date, "Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Askin' God if he could play it again
I was walkin' up the front porch steps
After everything that day
Had gone all wrong, had been trampled on
And lost and thrown away
Got to the hallway, well on my way
To my lovin' bed
I almost didn't notice all the roses
And the note that said
Our song is the slammin' screen door
Sneakin' out late, tappin' on your window
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow
'Cause it's late and your mama don't know
Our song is the way you laugh
The first date, "Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have"And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Askin' God if he could play it again
Da-da-da, da
I've heard every album, listened to the radio
Waited for somethin' to come along
That was as good as our song
'Cause our song is the slammin' screen door
Sneakin' out late, tappin' on his window
When we're on the phone and he talks real slow
'Cause it's late and his mama don't know
Our song is the way he laughs
The first date, "Man, I didn't kiss him, and I should have"
And when I got home, 'fore I said amen
Askin' God if he could play it again
Play it again
Oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
I was ridin' shotgun with my hair undone
In the front seat of his car
I grabbed a pen and an old napkin
And I wrote down our song
“Our Song” by Taylor Swift is a sweet, nostalgic tune about young love and the memories that come with it. The song starts with the singer riding shotgun with her hair undone in the front seat of her boyfriend’s car. He’s got one hand on the steering wheel and the other on her heart. She looks around, turns down the radio, and her boyfriend asks if something is wrong. She tells him that she was just thinking how they don’t have a song.
The chorus of the song highlights the special moments that make up their story. Their song is the slamming screen door, sneaking out late and tapping on each other’s windows. It’s talking on the phone late into the night, whispering slowly so that no one can hear. It’s the way they laugh on the first date and the feeling of almost kissing but not quite getting there. The song is a celebration of love in its purest, most innocent form.
In the second verse, the singer has had a rough day and is walking to her bedroom, ready to go to bed. However, she notices all the roses and a note on the hallway that says “Our Song.” The sweet gesture is a reminder of the love she shares with her boyfriend, which is strong enough to weather any storm. The third verse highlights how there’s nothing like their song, as she’s listened to all albums and the radio but hasn’t found a song as good as theirs. She thinks her story is worth telling and tries to write it down on an old napkin.
Overall, “Our Song” is a cheerful and heartwarming ode to innocent young love. The song is relatable and upbeat, and Swift’s storytelling skills are on full display with this catchy tune.
Line by Line Meaning
I was riding shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of his car
I was sitting in the front seat next to him with my hair down while he drove the car.
He's got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel The other on my heart
He had one hand on the steering wheel and the other on my chest as we drove.
I look around, turn the radio down He says, "Baby, is something wrong?" I say, "Nothin', I was just thinkin' how we don't have a song" And he said,
I turn down the radio and he asks if anything is wrong. I reply that I was thinking about how we didn't have a song and he responds:
Our song is a slamming screen door Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window When we're on the phone, and you talk real slow 'Cause it's late and your mama don't know Our song is the way you laugh, on the first date Man, I didn't kiss her, and I should have And when I got home, before I said amen Asking God if he could play it again
Our song is about sneaking out late and tapping on each other's windows. It's also about talking on the phone very quietly so your mom doesn't hear. I love the way you laugh on our first date. I regret not kissing you that night. Sometimes, before bed, I ask God to play our song again.
I was walking up the front porch steps after everything that day Had gone all wrong and been trampled on And lost and thrown away Got to the hallway, well on my way to my lovin' bed I almost didn't notice all the roses And the note that said,
One day everything went wrong and it felt like everything was trampled on and thrown away. When I got home and walked up to the front porch, I was on my way to bed when I almost missed the roses and note on the hallway table.
I've heard every album, listened to the radio Waited for something to come along That was as good as our song
I've listened to every album and the radio in search of a song that was as good as ours.
'Cause our song is a slamming screen door Sneaking out late, tapping on his window When we're on the phone, and he talks real slow 'Cause it's late, and his mama don't know Our song is the way he laughs, on the first date Man, I didn't kiss him, and I should have And when I got home, before I said amen Asking God if he could play it again
Our song is about sneaking out late and tapping on each other's windows. It's also about talking on the phone very quietly so his mom doesn't hear. I love the way he laughs on our first date. I regret not kissing him that night. Sometimes, before bed, I ask God to play our song again.
Play it again, oh yeah, oh, oh, yeah
Play our song again.
I was riding shotgun with my hair undone In the front seat of his car I grabbed a pen and an old napkin And I wrote down our song
I sat in the front seat again with my hair down, grabbed a pen and an old napkin, and wrote down our song.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Taylor Alison Swift
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@jeslinbelcruz2930
I was riding shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of his car,
He's got a one-hand feel on the steering wheel,
The other on my heart,
I look around, turn the radio down, he says, "baby is something wrong?"
I say "nothing, I was just thinking how we don't have a song, "
And he says,
Our song is a slamming screen door,
Sneaking out late tapping on your window,
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow,
'Cause it's late and your mama don't know,
Our song is the way you laugh,
The first date man I didn't kiss her when I should have,
And when I got home, before I said amen,
Asking God if He could play it again.
I was walking up the front porch steps after everything that day,
Had gone all wrong, had been trampled on and lost and thrown away,
Got to the hallway well on my way to my lovin' bed,
I almost didn't notice all the roses,
And the note that said,
Our song is a slamming screen door,
Sneaking out late tapping on your window,
When we're on the phone and you talk real slow,
'Cause it's late and your mama don't know,
Our song is the way you laugh,
The first date man I didn't kiss her when I should have,
And when I got home, before I said amen,
Asking God if He could play it again.
I've heard every album, listened to the radio,
Waiting for something to come along,
That was as good as our song,
'Cause our song is a slamming screen door,
Sneaking out late tapping on your window,
When we're on the phone, and he talks real slow,
'Cause it's late and his mama don't know,
Our song is the way he laughs,
The first date man I didn't kiss him when I should have,
And when I got home, before I said amen,
Asking God if He could play it again.
I was riding shotgun with my hair undone in the front seat of his car,
I grabbed a pen and an old napkin
And I wrote down our song.
@SkymHarrell
The “Cause it’s late and your momma don’t know” Hits every time
@josefinabulaga1653
This phrase makes me laugh like duh haha
@fineline3725
makes me smile
@camberlyburgess9879
YES
@woodenvile5439
@@camberlyburgess9879 omg seconds ago!!
@lovebrock5104
yup
@sandybrooks8883
i bet when she made this song she would never imagined that there would be 70,000 people not even singing but screaming this song along with her at her eras tour
@khae_g
So sad I missed this one! But I also am so happy for you!!!
@lorienanderson5358
i was one of those voices in vegas!!!! love her
@amoriah7312
She’s singing it on the eras tour?!😭