1989

I'm sitting over here

Trying to write what's on my mind

I write a chorus and verse

And try to make it rhyme

You make it look so simple

Flick your hair, you sparkle and shine

While I keep on running backwards

Further from the dotted line

You're a Queen and you're a megastar

And though I hate to admit it

I wanna be just like you

Cause you're heralded and you made it

But look what you made me do

You just close another door

So take my broken heart

And throw it in the drawer

My reputation is red

But your work is sublime (HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY)

I'm just trying to be like you

Living in 1989 (HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY)

Who even are we anyway?

I'm sure it's on your mind

There's countless tales like ours

22 come to mind

We've all got our stories

And our own songs to tell

Sure, you've got your beauty

But I'm handsome as hell

My reputation is red

But your work is sublime (HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY)

I'm just trying to be like you

Living in 1989 (HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY)

Are we all so cynical

Are we too political?

We'll try for a while

But you'll never go out of style