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Dear John

Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift - Dear John (Taylor's Version) (Lyric Video)

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Taylor Swift

Lead Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Taylor Swift

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Taylor Swift

Producer

Nathan Chapman

Producer

Chad Carlson

Recording Engineer

Chuck Ainlay

Recording Engineer

Drew Bollman

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Justin Niebank

Mixing Engineer

Lowell Reynolds

Lowell Reynolds

Additional Engineer

Matt Rausch

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Steve Blackmon

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Steve Marcantonio

Steve Marcantonio

Recording Engineer

Todd Tidwell

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Long were the nights when

My days once revolved around you

Counting my footsteps

Praying the floor won't fall through again

And my mother accused me of losing my mind

But I swore I was fine

You paint me a blue sky

And go back and turn it to rain

And I lived in your chess game

But you changed the rules everyday

Wonderin' which version of you

I might get on the phone tonight

Well, I stopped pickin' up

And this song is to let you know why

[Chorus]

Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

I should've known

[Verse 2]

Well, maybe it's me

And my blind optimism to blame

Or maybe it's you and your sick need

To give love and take it away

And you'll add my name to your

Long list of traitors who don't understand

And I'll look back in regret how I ignored

When they said, "Run as fast as you can"

[Chorus]

Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

Dear John, I see it all now, it was wrong

Don't you think nineteen's too young

To be played by your dark, twisted games

When I loved you so?

I should've known

[Bridge]

You are an expert at sorry

And keeping lines blurry

Never impressed by me acing your tests

All the girls that you run dry

Have tired, lifeless eyes

'Cause you burned them out

But I took your matches

Before fire could catch me

So don't look now

I'm shining like fireworks

Over your sad, empty town

Oh, oh

[Chorus]

Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with?

The girl in the dress wrote you a song

You should've known

[Outro]

You should've known

Don't you think I was too young?

You should've known

Written by: Taylor Alison Swift

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