Celebrity News October 15, 2010
Taylor Swift Apologizes to Old Flame in New Song
If Taylor Swift's "Back to December" is an apology to her old flame Taylor Lautner, she's not telling. In the song, which appears on her new album Speak Now (available October 26), Swift laments, "Wishing that I realized what I had when you were mine. I'd go back to December, turn around and change my own mind."
In a recent interview with XfinityTV, the singer-songwriter revealed, "'Back to December' is a song that addresses a first for me in that I've never apologized to someone in a song before. Whether it be good, or bad, or an apology -- the person I wrote this song about deserves this."
The former couple, who met on the set of "Valentine's Day," dated for a few months before splitting last December. Coincidence? Check out the lyrics below and tell us what you think.
Back to December Lyrics
Written by Taylor Swift
I'm so glad you made time to see me
How's life, tell me how's your family?
I haven't seen them in a while
You've been good, busier then ever
We small talk, work and the weather
Your guard is up and I know why
Cause the last time you saw me
Is still burned in the back of your mind
You gave me roses and I left them there to die
So this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December all the time
Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing that I realized what I had when you were mine
I'd go back to December, turn around and make it all right
I go back to December all the time
These days I haven't been sleeping
Staying up playing back myself leaving
When your birthday passed and I didn't call
And I think about summer, all the beautiful times
I watched you laughing from the passenger side
Realized that I loved you in the fall
Then the cold came, the dark days when fear crept into my mind
You gave me all your love and all I gave you was goodbye
So this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December all the time
Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing that I realized what I had when you were mine
I'd go back to December turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time
I miss your tan skin, your sweet smile, so good to me, so right
And how you held me in your arms that September night
The first time you ever saw me cry
Maybe this is wishful thinking
Probably mindless dreaming
If we loved again I swear I'd love you right
I'd go back in time and change it but I can't
So if the chain is on your door, I understand
But this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December
Turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing that I realized what I had when you were mine
I'd go back to December turn around and make it alright
I'd go back to December turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time
All the time
