创作背景
《Back to December》的歌词和简谱由泰勒·斯威夫特独自完成内森·查普曼负责参与音乐制作。泰勒·斯威夫特在接受美国《人物》采访时表示《Back to December》献给一位他理应得到更多的男士他们两个人之间曾经有过一段完美的关系可惜自己当时并没有用心对他因此这是一首道歉形式的歌曲。
歌曲歌词
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 than ever
We small talk work and the weather
Your guard is up and I know why
Because 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
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
I go back to December turn around and make it alright
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
Then I think about summer all the beautiful times
I watched you laughing from the passenger side
And realized I loved you in the fall
And 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
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
I 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
But 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
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
I go back to December turn around and make it alright
I go back to December turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time
All the time
