Teardrops On My Guitar (Alternate Demo)
Teardrops On My Guitar (Alternate Demo) Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You look at me
I fake a smile so you won't see
That I want and I'm needing
Everything that we should be
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl ya talk about
And she's got everything that I have to live without
[Verse 2]
You talk to me
I laugh 'cause it's so damn funny
But I can't even see
Anyone when you're with me
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You say you're so in love, you finally got it right
I wonder if you know you're all I think about at night
[Chorus]
You're the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
You're the song in the car
I keep singing, don't know why I do...
You look at me
I fake a smile so you won't see
That I want and I'm needing
Everything that we should be
[Pre-Chorus 1]
I'll bet she's beautiful, that girl ya talk about
And she's got everything that I have to live without
[Verse 2]
You talk to me
I laugh 'cause it's so damn funny
But I can't even see
Anyone when you're with me
[Pre-Chorus 2]
You say you're so in love, you finally got it right
I wonder if you know you're all I think about at night
[Chorus]
You're the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
You're the song in the car
I keep singing, don't know why I do...
[Verse 3]
You walk by me
Can't you tell that I can't breathe?
And there you go, so perfectly
The kind of flawless I wish I could be
[Pre-Chorus 3]
She'd better hold ya tight, give you all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky cause
[Chorus]
You're the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
You're the song in the car
I keep singing, don't know why I do...
[Chorus]
You're the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who’s got enough of me to break my heart
You're the song in the car
I keep singing, don't know why I do...
[Outro]
You're the time taken up, but there's never enough
And you're all that I need to fall into
You look at me
I fake a smile so you won't see
You walk by me
Can't you tell that I can't breathe?
And there you go, so perfectly
The kind of flawless I wish I could be
[Pre-Chorus 3]
She'd better hold ya tight, give you all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes and know she's lucky cause
[Chorus]
You're the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
You're the song in the car
I keep singing, don't know why I do...
[Chorus]
You're the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who’s got enough of me to break my heart
You're the song in the car
I keep singing, don't know why I do...
[Outro]
You're the time taken up, but there's never enough
And you're all that I need to fall into
You look at me
I fake a smile so you won't see
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Genius Annotation
An alternate demo version for Taylor Swift’s song, “Teardrops on My Guitar,” which leaked online back in 2015. This version was pitched to the Dixie Chicks but they rejected it, leaving Taylor with what would become one of her first hits. “Drew” and “He” are replaced in this version by the word “You”.
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