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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Lead Vocals
Anthony Harrell
Anthony Harrell
Keyboards
Dan Dugmore
Dan Dugmore
Steel Guitar
Gary Burnette
Gary Burnette
Electric Guitar
Liana Manis
Liana Manis
Background Vocals
Mike Brignardello
Mike Brignardello
Bass
Robert Ellis Orrall
Robert Ellis Orrall
Background Vocals
Shannon Forrest
Shannon Forrest
Drums
Wanda Vick
Wanda Vick
Fiddle
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Alan Ditto
Alan Ditto
Additional Engineer
Clarke Schleicher
Clarke Schleicher
Recording Engineer
Jeff Balding
Jeff Balding
Mixing Engineer
Nathan Chapman
Nathan Chapman
Additional Producer
Robert Ellis Orrall
Robert Ellis Orrall
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
I didn't know what I would find
When I went looking for a reason, I know
I didn't read between the lines
And, baby, I've got nowhere to go
[PreChorus]
I tried to take the road less traveled by
But nothing seems to work the first few times
Am I right?
[Chorus]
So how can I ever try to be better?
Nobody ever lets me in
I can still see you, this ain't the best view
On the outside looking in
I've been a lot of lonely places
I've never been on the outside
[Verse 2]
You saw me there, but never knew
That I would give it all up to be
A part of this, a part of you
And now it's all too late, so you see
[PreChorus]
You could've helped if you had wanted to
But no one notices until it's too late to do anything
[Chorus]
How can I ever try to be better?
Nobody ever lets me in
I can still see you, this ain't the best view
On the outside looking in
I've been a lot of lonely places
I've never been on the outside
[Verse 3]
Oh, yeah
[Chorus]
How can I ever try to be better?
Nobody ever lets me in
And I can still see you, this ain't the best view
On the outside looking in
I've been a lot of lonely places
I've never been on the outside
Written by: Taylor Swift
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