Teardrops On My Guitar
Single | Taylor Swift (2006)
Background and Lyrical Theme
«This is a song that I wrote about a guy who went to school with me, and I was that ‘friend,’ you know, that girl who’s your friend. He had this awesome girlfriend who he would tell me about every single day. And, you know, I was that girl that he would go to and be like, ‘What should I get her for Valentine’s Day? I have to make this Valentine’s Day so awesome! It’s her birthday, what should I do? What would the perfect gift for a girl be?’ And of course I’d give him the most awesome ideas, awesome plans, like I would want them! And it didn’t end up like in the end of the chick-flick where they get together in the end. It didn’t happen like that. So I wrote a song and I put it out on the radio, and they’re still together! […] I think right under his driver’s license where it says ‘Drew Hardwick’ it says, ‘Taylor wrote a song about me.’ But I haven’t talked to him in a while, I haven’t talked to him for probably a year and a half, but I’ve heard through the grape vine that he’s very well aware of [the song.] But, you know, it’s crazy how having a top five hit with a song won’t get you over somebody.»
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The Sad Ending to the Story
«About two years after the album came out in the States he showed up in my driveway. Apparently, he and his girlfriend had broken up so that was his first stop when he was back in town. I was like, 'You are so late, y'know. If you'd stopped by right after the album came out then that would be one thing, but…I remember reading on his MySpace page one time, 'My name's Drew and I have a famous song written about me. Email me and I'll give you details.' I was like, 'Right, wow, note taken.'»
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won’t see
That I want and I’m needing everything that we should be
I’ll bet she’s beautiful, that girl he talks about
And she’s got everything that I have to live without
[Verse 2]
Drew talks to me, I laugh ’cause it’s just so funny
That I can’t even see anyone when he’s with me
He says he’s so in love, he’s finally got it right
I wonder if he knows he’s all I think about at night
[Chorus]
He’s the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He’s the song in the car I keep singing, don’t know why I do
[Verse 3]
Drew walks by me, can he tell that I can’t breathe?
And there he goes, so perfectly
The kind of flawless I wish I could be
She’d better hold him tight, give him all her love
Look in those beautiful eyes and know she’s lucky ’cause
[Chorus]
He’s the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only thing that keeps me wishing on a wishing star
He’s the song in the car I keep singing, don’t know why I do
[Bridge]
So I drive home alone, as I turn out the light
I’ll put his picture down and maybe get some sleep tonight
[Chorus Variation]
‘Cause he’s the reason for the teardrops on my guitar
The only one who’s got enough of me to break my heart
He’s the song in the car I keep singing, don’t know why I do
[Outro]
He’s the time taken up, but there’s never enough
And he’s all that I need to fall into
Drew looks at me, I fake a smile so he won’t see
| Album | Taylor Swift | |||
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| Released | October 24, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Studio | Sound Cottage (Nashville) | |||
| Genre | Country Pop | |||
| Length | 3:35 | |||
| Label | Big Machine Records | |||
| Songwriters | Taylor Swift Liz Rose | |||
| Producer | Nathan Chapman | |||
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