Mine - Taylor Swift

You were in college working part time waiting tables
Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk with a fear of falling
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts

I say can you believe it?
As we're lying on the couch
The moment I could see it
Yes, yes, I can see it now

Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine

Flash forward and we're taking on the world together
And there's a drawer of my things at your place
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded
You say we'll never make my parents' mistakes

But we got bills to pay
We got nothing figured out
When it was hard to take
Yes, yes, this is what I thought about

Do you remember we were sitting there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine

Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
You saw me start to believe for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine

And I remember that fight, 2:30 a.m.
As everything was slipping right out of our hands
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street

Braced myself for the goodbye
'Cause that's all I've ever known
Then you took me by surprise
You said I'll never leave you alone

You said I remember how we felt sitting by the water
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter
She is the best thing that's ever been mine

Hold on, make it last
Hold on, never turn back
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing that's ever been mine

Do you believe it?
We're gonna make it now
I can see it
I can see it now

* Initially this tune did nothing much for us. After repeated plays on the local airwaves, the catchy chorus caught on, and I found myself humming along ......

Her rendition of "Innocent" at the recent MTV VMA 2010 was so poignant & timeless. Innocent (tentatively named, as the song is not released yet) is a song she wrote for Kanye West; no thanks to that infamous interruption at the MTV VMA last year.

* Then to my surprise, the song Mine was already on Neway Karaoke's song selection !!! Hands down the BEST place to belt your favourite tunes without paying an arm and a leg, it only cost you RM9.80+ for a 2 hours plus karaoke session, complete with lunch on a weekday! On the weekends, the price climbs to RM16+, but you get a better selection of food. Of course, if you're a member, you can even sing on weekdays for half the price! MADNESS!!!!

* Simonlover has never been a fan of Taylor Swift's. Never blamed him, for country music's not his thang. Except Shania Twain from a decade or so ago. Or the probably mummified auntified Lee Ann Rimes from the Jurassic age.  :)

* But the video for Mine was so good, telling stories like how Taylor's videos have always tried to. Made us think whatever will happen to us in the near and distant future. A deep worrying thought embedded deep in our minds, though we tend not to speak about this.

Let's start the week on a High Note : 

"Braced myself for the goodbye
'Cause that's all I've ever known
Then you took me by surprise
You said I'll never leave you alone ...."