The song 'Fortnight' by Taylor Swift and Post Malone tells a story about strong feelings, complicated relationships, and secret wishes. It talks about love, betrayal, and wanting someone who doesn't feel the same. The word 'fortnight' shows short-lived happiness and guilty pleasures, leading to sadness. It shows how messy relationships can be and the results of hiding emotions. “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me,” she kickstarts the song in the first verse with lines suggesting an admission to a hospital for people with mental illnesses. She goes in the verse admitting her lover is the reason why she is like this. In the chorus, she sings about their time in love and reflects on how he has now settled with someone else. “I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary / And I love you, it’s ruining my life,” on the second verse she details her struggles to forget about him and the negative effects of her failure. “Thought of callin’ ya, but you won’t pick up / ‘Nother fortnight lost in America,” Post Malone sings in the outro.
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Baby, you gon' get this work
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Baby, you gon' get this work
Yeah, baby you gon' get this nine to five
five to nine and overtime
Yeah, you know it's only right
Uh, you know it's only right
Now, Raww be the man, wanna see you doin' good
I don't wanna get rich, leave you in the hood
Girl, in my eyes, you the baddest
The reason why I love you
You don't like me, 'cause my status
I see you livin' average, I'd be offended
If they see you with me, they gon' wanna take pictures
Bitch so bad, I hope they get your face in it
I'm just tryna Jay Leno, you know, stay up late with you
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
Get you a condo and a new Benz
Bad girl, bad girl, baddest girl
Eatin' Whole Foods but ya got a fatty, girl
She call me lil' daddy, she a daddy's girl
I let her breathe, whoo
Then I tell her, "Get back at it, girl"
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Baby, you gon' get this work
Yeah, baby you gon' get this nine to five
five to nine and overtime
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Baby, you gon' get this work
Yeah, baby you gon' get this nine to five
five to nine and overtime
Yeah, you know it's only right
Uh, you know it's only right
Hey mama, won't you come to T dada ?
Keep you in Chanel 'cause the devil wear Prada
In the Maybach, then I smoke the cigara
You should move to L.A., I think I see your baby father
Here go the number to mi casa
Crib like Pablo, I got the whole enchilada
Once you pop in, it ain't no stoppin'
Baby, you gon' get this work
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Take you on tour, I can tell you was meant for me
If they ask who your man, you should mention me
I throw a chain on you, then make you sing for me
And you like to smoke when you drink and we be frustrated, oh baby
When our signals get crossed, I hate it
'Cause the more you treat me royal, I adore you
That's why I don't mind doing all these things for you
It's only right we spend our lonely nights
In the 'Rari down Sunset, revving them pipes
I ain't T.I. but you get whatever you like
TY, he get you the keys tonight
Just get on your flight
Baby, you gon' get this work
Yeah, baby you gon' get this nine to five
five to nine and overtime
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Baby, you gon' get this work
Yeah, baby you gon' get this nine to five
five to nine and overtime
Yeah, you know it's only right
Uh, you know it's only right
Know it's only right
nine to five, five to nine, all the time
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A.
nine to five, five to nine, all the time
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Baby, you gon' get this work
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Baby, you gon' get this work
Yeah, baby you gon' get this nine to five
five to nine and overtime
Yeah, you know it's only right
Uh, you know it's only right
Now, Raww be the man, wanna see you doin' good
I don't wanna get rich, leave you in the hood
Girl, in my eyes, you the baddest
The reason why I love you
You don't like me, 'cause my status
I see you livin' average, I'd be offended
If they see you with me, they gon' wanna take pictures
Bitch so bad, I hope they get your face in it
I'm just tryna Jay Leno, you know, stay up late with you
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
Get you a condo and a new Benz
Bad girl, bad girl, baddest girl
Eatin' Whole Foods but ya got a fatty, girl
She call me lil' daddy, she a daddy's girl
I let her breathe, whoo
Then I tell her, "Get back at it, girl"
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Baby, you gon' get this work
Yeah, baby you gon' get this nine to five
five to nine and overtime
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Baby, you gon' get this work
Yeah, baby you gon' get this nine to five
five to nine and overtime
Yeah, you know it's only right
Uh, you know it's only right
Hey mama, won't you come to T dada ?
Keep you in Chanel 'cause the devil wear Prada
In the Maybach, then I smoke the cigara
You should move to L.A., I think I see your baby father
Here go the number to mi casa
Crib like Pablo, I got the whole enchilada
Once you pop in, it ain't no stoppin'
Baby, you gon' get this work
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Take you on tour, I can tell you was meant for me
If they ask who your man, you should mention me
I throw a chain on you, then make you sing for me
And you like to smoke when you drink and we be frustrated, oh baby
When our signals get crossed, I hate it
'Cause the more you treat me royal, I adore you
That's why I don't mind doing all these things for you
It's only right we spend our lonely nights
In the 'Rari down Sunset, revving them pipes
I ain't T.I. but you get whatever you like
TY, he get you the keys tonight
Just get on your flight
Baby, you gon' get this work
Yeah, baby you gon' get this nine to five
five to nine and overtime
'Cause I ain't here to play with you
Baby, you gon' get this work
Yeah, baby you gon' get this nine to five
five to nine and overtime
Yeah, you know it's only right
Uh, you know it's only right
Know it's only right
nine to five, five to nine, all the time
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A.
nine to five, five to nine, all the time
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
You should move to L.A. with your best friend
Lyrics submitted by Mellow_Harsher
Move To L.A. Lyrics as written by Tyrone Griffin Michael Stevenson
Lyrics © AYO MUSIC GROUP, LLC
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