Taylor Swift
Ruin the Friendship lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Intermediate
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:41
Glistening grass from September rain
Gray overpass full of neon names
You drive, 85
Gallatin Road and the lakeside beach
Watching the game from your brother's Jeep
Your smile, miles wide
And it was not an invitation
Should've kissed you anyway
Should've kissed you anyway
And it was not convenient, no
But your girlfriend was away
Should've kissed you anyway
Shiny wood floors underneath my feet
Disco ball makes everything look cheap
Have fun, it's prom
Wilted corsage dangles from my wrist
Over his shoulder I catch a glimpse
And see ... You looking at me
And it was not an invitation
But as the 50 Cent song played
Should've kissed you anyway
And it was not convenient, no
Would've been the best mistake
Should've kissed you anyway
Don't make it awkward in second period
Might piss your ex off, lately we've been good
Staying friends is safe
Doesn't mean you should
Don't make it awkward in second period
Might piss your ex off, lately we've been good
Staying friends is safe
Doesn't mean you should
When I left school I lost track of you
Abigail called me with the bad news
Goodbye
And we'll never know why
It was not an invitation
But I flew home anyway
With so much left to say
It was not convenient, no
But I whispered at the grave
"Should've kissed you anyway"
And it was not an invitation
Should've kissed you anyway
Should've kissed you anyway
And it was not
My advice is always ruin the friendship
Better that than regret it
For all time
Should've kissed you anyway
And my advice is always answer the question
Better that than to ask it
All your life
Should've kissed you anyway
Should've kissed you anyway
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Key vocabulary
- jeep
- small off-road vehicle
- we'll
- we willA1
- flew
- went through the air
- whispered
- spoke very quietlyB2
- september
- month after AugustA1
- watching
- looking closelyA1
- invitation
- request to comeA2
- advice
- guidanceA1
- always
- every time; continuouslyA1
- bad
- not goodA1
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About this song
Taylor Swift is an American singer-songwriter who works in country and pop, known for albums and songwriting that blend autobiographical details with wide-ranging pop production and narrative storytelling. She is recognized for her major crossover from Nashville country to mainstream pop, including landmark releases like Red and 1989, and for the global Eras Tour.