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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Lead Vocals
Jack Antonoff
Programming
Bobby Hawk
Strings
Evan Smith
Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
Jack Antonoff
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Taylor Swift
Producer
Jack Antonoff
Producer
Joe Alwyn
Producer
Laura Sisk
Recording Engineer
John Rooney
Assistant Recording Engineer
Jon Sher
Assistant Recording Engineer
Serban Ghenea
Mixing Engineer
John Hanes
Mixing Engineer
Randy Merrill
Mastering Engineer
Lorenzo Wolff
Strings Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I've been having a hard time adjusting
I had the shiniest wheels, now they're rusting
I didn't know if you'd care if I came back
I have a lot of regrets about that
Pulled the car off the road to the lookout
Could've followed my fears all the way down
And maybe I don't quite know what to say
But I'm here in your doorway
[Verse 2]
I just wanted you to know
That this is me trying
I just wanted you to know
That this is me trying
[Verse 3]
They told me all of my cages were mental
So I got wasted like all my potential
And my words shoot to kill when I'm mad
I have a lot of regrets about that
I was so ahead of the curve
The curve became a sphere
Fell behind all my classmates and I ended up here
Pouring out my heart to a stranger
But I didn't pour the whiskey
[Verse 4]
I just wanted you to know
That this is me trying
I just wanted you to know
That this is me trying
At least I'm trying
[Verse 5]
And it's hard to be at a party
When I feel like an open wound
It's hard to be anywhere these days
When all I want is you
You're a flashback in a film reel
On the one screen in my town
[Verse 6]
And I just wanted you to know
That this is me trying
I just wanted you to know
That this is me trying
At least I'm trying
Written by: Jack Michael Antonoff, Taylor A. Swift