All Too Well (Taylor's Version)

ALL TOO WELL (TAYLOR'S VERSION)

I walked through the door with you
The air was cold
But somethin' 'bout it
Felt like home somehow and I
Left my scarf there
At your sister's house
And you've still got it
In your drawer even now

Oh, your sweet disposition
And my wide eyed gaze
We're singing in the car
Getting lost upstate
Autumn leaves falling down like
Pieces into place
And I can picture it
After all these days

And I know it's long gone and
That magic's not here no more
And I might be okay
But I'm not fine at all

Cause there we are again
On that little town street
You almost ran the red
Cause you were looking over at me
Wind in my hair
I was there
I remember it
All too well

Photo album on the counter
Your cheeks were turning red
You used to be a little kid with glasses
In a twin-sized bed
And your mother's telling stories 'bout you
On the tee ball team
You taught me 'bout your past
Thinkin' your future was me

And I know it's long gone and
There was nothing else I could do
And I forget about you long enough
To forget why I needed to

Cause there we are again
In the middle of the night
We're dancin' 'round the kitchen
In the refrigerator light
Down the stairs
I was there
I remember it
All too well, yeah

And maybe we got lost in translation
Maybe I asked for too much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece
Till you tore it all up
Running scared
I was there
I remember it
All too well

And you call me up again
Just to break me like a promise
So casually cruel
In the name of being honest
I'm a crumpled up
Piece of paper lying here
Cause I remember it
All, all, all
Too well

Time won't fly
It's like I'm paralyzed by it
I'd like to be my old self again
But I'm still trying to find it
After plaid shirt days
And nights when you made me your own
Now you mail back my things
And I walk home alone

But you keep my old scarf
From that very first week
Cause it reminds you of innocence
And it smells like me
You can't get
Rid of it
Cause you remember it
All too well, yeah

Cause there we are again
When I loved you so
Back before you lost
The one real thing you've ever known
It was rare
I was there
I remember it
All too well

Wind in my hair
You were there
You remember it all
Down the stairs
You were there
You remember it all
It was rare
I was there
I remember it
All too well

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ALL TOO WELL (10 MINUTE VERSION) (TAYLOR'S VERSION) (FROM THE VAULT):

I walked through the door with you
The air was cold
But somethin' 'bout it
Felt like home somehow and I
Left my scarf there
At your sister's house
And you've still got it
In your drawer even now

Oh, your sweet disposition
And my wide eyed gaze
We're singing in the car
Getting lost upstate
Autumn leaves falling down like
Pieces into place
And I can picture it
After all these days

And I know it's long gone and
That magic's not here no more
And I might be okay
But I'm not fine at all

Cause there we are again
On that little town street
You almost ran the red
Cause you were looking over at me
Wind in my hair
I was there
I remember it
All too well

Photo album on the counter
Your cheeks were turning red
You used to be a little kid with glasses
In a twin-sized bed
And your mother's telling stories 'bout you
On the tee ball team
You taught me 'bout your past
Thinkin' your future was me

And you were tossing me the car keys
Fuck the patriarchy
Keychain on the ground
We were always skipping town
And I was thinking on the drive down
Any time now
He's gonna say it's love
You never called it what it was

Til we were dead and gone and buried
Check the pulse and come back
Swearing it's the same
After three months in the grave
And then you wondered where it went to
As I reached for you
But all I felt was shame
And you held my lifeless frame

And I know it's long gone and
There was nothing else I could do
And I forget about you long enough
To forget why I needed to

Cause there we are again
In the middle of the night
We're dancin' 'round the kitchen
In the refrigerator light
Down the stairs
I was there
I remember it
All too well

And there we are again
When nobody had to know
You kept me like a secret
But I kept you like an oath
Sacred prayer
And we'd swear
To remember it
All too well, yeah

Well, maybe we got lost in translation
Maybe I asked for too much
But maybe this thing was a masterpiece
Till you tore it all up
Running scared
I was there
I remember it
All too well

And you call me up again
Just to break me like a promise
So casually cruel
In the name of being honest
I'm a crumpled up
Piece of paper lying here
Cause I remember it
All, all, all

They say all's well that ends well
But I'm in a new hell
Every time
You double-cross my mind
You said if we had been closer
In age, maybe
It would have been fine
And that made me want to die

The idea you had of me
Who was she, a never-needy
Ever lovely jewel
Whose shine reflects on you
Not weeping in a party bathroom
Some actress asking me what happened
You
That's what happened: you

You, who charmed my dad
With self-effacing jokes
Sipping coffee like you were
On a late night show
But then he watched me watch the front door all night
Willing you to come
And he said: it's supposed to be fun
Turning twenty-one

Time won't fly
It's like I'm paralyzed by it
I'd like to be my old self again
But I'm still trying to find it
After plaid shirt days
And nights when you made me your own
Now you mail back my things
And I walk home alone

But you keep my old scarf
From that very first week
Cause it reminds you of innocence
And it smells like me
You can't get
Rid of it
Cause you remember it
All too well, yeah

Cause there we are again
When I loved you so
Back before you lost
The one real thing you've ever known
It was rare
I was there
I remember it
All too well

Wind in my hair
You were there
You remember it all
Down the stairs
You were there
You remember it all
It was rare
I was there
I remember it
All too well

And I was never good at telling jokes
But the punchline goes
I'll get older
But your lovers stay my age
From when your Brooklyn broke
My skin and bones
I'm a soldier
Who's returning half her weight

And did the twin flame bruise paint you blue
Just between us, did the love affair maim you too
Cause in this city's barren cold
I still remember the first fall of snow
And how it glistened
As it fell
I remember it
All too well

Just between us
Did the love affair maim you
All too well
Just between us
Do you remember it
All too well
Just between us
I remember it (Just between us)
All too well

Wind in my hair
I was there, I was there
Down the stairs
I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer
I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it
All too well

Wind in my hair
I was there, I was there
Down the stairs
I was there, I was there (I was there)
Sacred prayer
I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it
All too well

Wind in my hair
I was there, I was there
Down the stairs
I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer
I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it

Wind in my hair
I was there, I was there
Down the stairs
I was there, I was there
Sacred prayer
I was there, I was there
It was rare, you remember it