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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Taylor Swift
Vocals
Aaron Dessner
Piano
Justin Vernon
Electric Guitar
Ryan Olson
Drum Machine
Bryan Devendorf
Programming
Thomas Bartlett
Piano
Yuki Numata Resnick
Violin
Kyle Resnick
Trumpet
Dave Nelson
Trombone
Clarice Jensen
Cello
Jason Treuting
Dulcimer
JT Bates
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Taylor Swift
Songwriter
Aaron Dessner
Songwriter
Bryce Dessner
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Aaron Dessner
Producer
Jonathan Low
Mixing Engineer
Justin Vernon
Additional Engineer
Ryan Olson
Additional Engineer
Thomas Bartlett
Additional Engineer
Kyle Resnick
Additional Engineer
JT Bates
Additional Engineer
Dave Nelson
Additional Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
When the dinner is cold and the chatter gets old, you ask for the tab
Or that moment again, he's insisting that friends look at each other like that
When the words of a sister come back in whispers that prove she was not
In fact what she seemed, not a twin from your dreams, she's a crook who was caught
[Verse 2]
That old familiar body ache
The snaps from the same little breaks
In your soul
You know
When it's time to go
[Verse 3]
Twenty years at your job, then the son of the boss gets the spot that was yours
Or trying to stay for the kids, when keeping it how it is will only break their hearts worse
[Verse 4]
That old familiar body ache
The snaps from the same little breaks
In your soul
You know
When it's time to go
[Verse 5]
Sometimes giving up is the strong thing
Sometimes to run is the brave thing
Sometimes walking out is the one thing
That will find you the right thing
[Verse 6]
Sometimes giving up is the strong thing
Sometimes to run is the brave thing
Sometimes walking out is the one thing
That will find you the right thing
[Verse 7]
Fifteen years, fifteen million tears, begging til my knees bled
I gave it my all, he gave me nothing at all, then wondered why I left
Now he sits on his throne in his palace of bones, praying to his greed
He's got my past, frozen behind glass but I've got me
[Verse 8]
That old familiar body ache
The snaps from the same little breaks
In my soul
I know
When it's time to go
[Verse 9]
Sometimes giving up is the strong thing
Sometimes to run is the brave thing
Sometimes walking out is the one thing
That will find you the right thing
[Verse 10]
Sometimes giving up is the strong thing
Sometimes to run is the brave thing
Sometimes walking out is the one thing
That will find you the right thing
That will find you the right thing
[Verse 11]
And you know
In your soul
And you know
In your soul
When it's time to go
[Verse 12]
You know, you know, you know, you know
When it's time to go
So then you go
Then you go
You just go
Written by: Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner