Taylor Swift
The Outside lyrics
- Language
- English
- Level
- Beginner
- Released
- 2004
- Genre
- Pop
- Length
- 3:28
I didn't know what I would find
When I went lookin' for a reason
I know I didn't read between the lines
And baby I've got nowhere to go
I tried to take the road less traveled by
But nothing seems to work the first few times, am I right?
So, how can I ever try to be better?
Nobody ever let's me in
And I can still see you, this ain't the best view
On the outside looking in
I've been a lot of lonely places
I've never been on the outside
You saw me there but never knew
That I would give it all up to be
A part of this, a part of you
And now it's all too late so you see
You could have helped if you had wanted to
But no one notices until it's too late to do anything
How can I ever try to be better?
Nobody ever let's me in
And I can still see you, this ain't the best view
On the outside looking in
I've been a lot of lonely places
I've never been on the outside
Oh yeah
How can I ever try to be better?
Nobody ever let's me in
And I can still see you, this ain't the best view
On the outside looking in
I've been a lot of lonely places
I've never been on the outside
Oh, oh, oh-oh
Oh, oh-oh
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Key vocabulary
- didn't
- did notA2
- few
- not manyA1
- find
- discover by searchingA1
- nowhere
- no placeA2
- know
- have understandingA1
- went
- past of goA1
- outside
- not insideA1
- part
- divide or separateA1
- places
- locations, spacesA1
- see
- notice with your eyesA1
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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.