Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Lead Vocals
Andy Leftwich
Fiddle
Eric Darken
Percussion
Ilya Toshinskiy
Acoustic Guitar
Nathan Chapman
Acoustic Guitar
Nick Buda
Drums
Scotty Sanders
Dobro
Tim Marks
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
Liz Rose
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Chad Carlson
Recording Engineer
Jeff Balding
Mixing Engineer
Nathan Chapman
Producer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
You have a way of coming easily to me
And when you take, you take the very best of me
So I start a fight 'cause I need to feel something
And you do what you want 'cause I'm not what you wanted
[Chorus]
Oh, what a shame, what a rainy ending
Given to a perfect day
Just walk away, ain't no use defending
Words that you will never say
And now that I'm sitting here thinking it through
I've never been anywhere cold as you
[Instrumental]
You put up walls and paint them all a shade of gray
And I stood there loving you and wished them all away
And you come away with a great little story
Of a mess of a dreamer with the nerve to adore you
[Chorus]
Oh, what a shame, what a rainy ending
Given to a perfect day
So just walk away, ain't no use defending
Words that you will never say
And now that I'm sitting here thinking it through
I've never been anywhere cold as you
[Instrumental]
You never did give a damn thing, honey
But I cried, cried for you
And I know you wouldn't have told nobody
If I died, died for you, died for you
[Chorus]
Oh, what a shame, what a rainy ending
Given to a perfect day, oh
Every smile you fake is so condescending
Counting all the scars you made
And now that I'm sitting here thinking it through
I've never been anywhere cold as you
Ooh-oh
Written by: Liz Rose, Taylor Swift