[ HEART BEATING, CROWD CHEERING ]
[ CROWD CHANTING "WE LOVE TAYLOR" ]
THAT'S MY NAME THEY'RE SAYING!
[ CHEERING CONTINUES ]
[ HEART BEATING ]
A 1, 2!
Narrator: WELCOME TO TAYLOR SWIFT'S "JOURNEY TO FEARLESS."
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME
Narrator: THIS IS A STORY OF A LITTLE GIRL
WHO DARED TO DREAM BIG.
[ SINGING INDISTINCTLY ]
Narrator: FROM HER EARLIEST PERFORMANCES...
¶ TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE...
¶ STAR
Narrator: ...AND WE DO MEAN EARLY...
TO HER FIRST BIG BREAK...
Taylor: THAT WAS MY FIRST HUGE CROWD EXPERIENCE.
THEN I WAS ADDICTED.
Narrator: ...AND THE CHALLENGES ALONG THE WAY.
AND I WENT THROUGH PERIODS OF TIME
WHERE I DIDN'T HAVE FRIENDS.
THAT WAS TOUGH AS A MOM TO HEAR THE SHUNNING.
Narrator: SHE DIDN'T KNOW IT THEN,
BUT EVEN AS A KID, TAYLOR SWIFT WAS FEARLESS.
"HI, I'M TAYLOR.
"I'M 11. I WANT A RECORD DEAL.
YOU CAN GIVE ME A CALL, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME."
Narrator: WE'LL SHOW YOU EVERYTHING
THAT WENT INTO MAKING "FEARLESS" HAPPEN
AND SHARE WITH YOU THE INSPIRATION
BEHIND SOME OF YOUR FAVORITE SONGS.
IT WAS A SONG ABOUT A BREAKUP THAT I HAD TO REALLY ADDRESS.
Narrator: COME ON THE ROAD WITH TAYLOR
FOR HER FIRST HEADLINING TOUR.
SPEND THE NEXT THREE NIGHTS BACKSTAGE, ONSTAGE,
AND AROUND THE WORLD
FOR TAYLOR SWIFT'S "JOURNEY TO FEARLESS."
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ IF YOU COULD SEE THAT I'M THE ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS YOU ¶
¶ BEEN HERE ALL ALONG
¶ SO WHY CAN'T YOU SEE ¶
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME?
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ YOU'RE ON THE PHONE WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND ¶
¶ SHE'S UPSET ¶
¶ SHE'S GOING OFF ABOUT SOMETHING THAT YOU SAID ¶
¶ SHE DOESN'T GET YOUR HUMOR LIKE I DO ¶
¶ I'M IN MY ROOM, IT'S A TYPICAL TUESDAY NIGHT ¶
¶ I'M LISTENING TO THE KIND OF MUSIC SHE DOESN'T LIKE ¶
¶ SHE'LL NEVER KNOW YOUR STORY LIKE I DO ¶
¶ BUT SHE WEARS SHORT SKIRTS, I WEAR T-SHIRTS ¶
¶ SHE'S CHEER CAPTAIN, AND I'M ON THE BLEACHERS ¶
¶ DREAMING ABOUT THE DAY WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND FIND ¶
¶ THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HAS BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME ¶
¶ IF YOU COULD SEE THAT I'M THE ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS YOU ¶
¶ BEEN HERE ALL ALONG, SO WHY CAN'T YOU SEE ¶
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME?
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ WALKIN' THE STREETS WITH YOU AND YOUR WORN-OUT JEANS ¶
¶ CAN'T HELP THINKING THIS IS HOW IT OUGHT TO BE ¶
¶ LAUGHING ON A PARK BENCH, THINKING TO MYSELF ¶
¶ "HEY, ISN'T THIS EASY?" ¶
¶ YOU'VE GOT A SMILE THAT COULD LIGHT UP THIS WHOLE TOWN ¶
¶ I HAVEN'T SEEN IT IN A WHILE SINCE SHE BROUGHT YOU DOWN ¶
¶ YOU SAY YOU'RE FINE, I KNOW YOU BETTER THAN THAT ¶
¶ HEY, WHATCHA DOING WITH A GIRL LIKE THAT? ¶
¶ SHE WEARS HIGH HEELS, I WEAR SNEAKERS ¶
¶ SHE'S CHEER CAPTAIN, AND I'M ON THE BLEACHERS ¶
¶ DREAMING ABOUT THE DAY WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND FIND ¶
¶ THAT WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR HAS BEEN HERE THE WHOLE TIME ¶
¶ IF YOU COULD SEE THAT I'M THE ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS YOU ¶
¶ BEEN HERE ALL ALONG
¶ SO WHY CAN'T YOU SEE ¶
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME?
¶ STANDING BY AND WAITING AT YOUR BACK DOOR ¶
¶ ALL THIS TIME, HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW, BABY ¶
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME?
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME
¶ OH, I REMEMBER YOU DRIVIN' TO MY HOUSE ¶
¶ IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
¶ I'M THE ONE WHO MAKES YOU LAUGH ¶
¶ WHEN YOU KNOW YOU'RE ABOUT TO CRY ¶
¶ I KNOW YOUR FAVORITE SONGS
¶ AND YOU TELL ME ABOUT YOUR DREAMS ¶
¶ THINK I KNOW WHERE YOU BELONG, THINK I KNOW IT'S WITH ME ¶
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
[ CHEERING CONTINUES ]
¶ YOU SEE THAT I'M THE ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS YOU ¶
¶ BEEN HERE ALL ALONG
¶ SO WHY CAN'T YOU SEE ¶
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME?
¶ YEAH, HEY, HEY
¶ STANDIN' BY AND WAITING AT YOUR BACK DOOR ¶
¶ ALL THIS TIME, HOW COULD YOU NOT KNOW, BABY ¶
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME?
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME
¶ HAVE YOU EVER THOUGHT JUST MAYBE ¶
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME?
¶ YOU BELONG WITH ME
[ GUITAR SOLO ]
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ]
¶ TWINKLE, TWINKLE, LITTLE...
¶ STAR
I THINK MY FIRST MEMORY OF LOVING MUSIC HAPPENED SO EARLY.
WE WOULD ALWAYS GO TO THE BEACH IN THE SUMMER,
AND I WOULD RUN FROM BLANKET TO BLANKET,
FROM FAMILY TO FAMILY AND JUST SING.
Woman: YAY, TAYLOR!
WHOA!
Taylor: I GOT MY FIRST GUITAR
WHEN I WAS 8 OR 9 YEARS OLD.
I COULDN'T MOTIVATE MYSELF TO LEARN
BECAUSE MY FINGERS WERE TOO SMALL.
I ALWAYS HAD THE GUITAR AROUND AND HAD IT IN THE CORNER.
AND WHEN I WAS ABOUT 12, THIS MAGICAL TWIST OF FATE --
THE GUY WHO MY PARENTS HAD HIRED TO COME FIX MY COMPUTER.
I'M DOING MY HOMEWORK,
AND HE LOOKS OVER AND SEES THE GUITAR IN THE CORNER.
AND HE WAS LIKE, "DO YOU PLAY GUITAR?"
AND I SAID, "OH, NO.
I TRIED, BUT I -- NO."
HE SAID, "DO YOU WANT ME TO TEACH YOU A FEW CHORDS?"
I WAS LIKE, "YEAH. YES."
THAT WAS THAT.
I WAS JUST RELENTLESS ABOUT WANTING TO PLAY ALL THE TIME.
¶ WHO KNOWS WHAT GOES THROUGH HIS MIND? ¶
I WAS SONGWRITING FOR ALL OF MY FREE TIME AFTER THAT.
¶ WHO'S THAT GUY WHO PLAYS THE MANDOLIN? ¶
I THINK THE FIRST FULL SONG THAT I EVER WROTE
WAS CALLED "LUCKY YOU,"
AND IT WAS ABOUT THIS GIRL WHO DARES TO BE DIFFERENT.
Andrea: AT THAT TIME, THAT WAS SORT OF, YOU KNOW, DESCRIBING HERSELF.
I GOT TEASED A LOT, AND I GOT MADE FUN OF A LOT.
AND I, YOU KNOW, WENT THROUGH PERIODS OF TIME
WHERE I DIDN'T HAVE FRIENDS.
Andrea: BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER LITTLE GIRLS
WERE GOING TO SLEEPOVERS AND PLAYING SOCCER,
AND TAYLOR WANTED TO SING ON A STAGE.
AND THAT WAS A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT.
¶ OH, SAY DOES THAT STAR-SPANGLED ¶
¶ BANNER YET WAVE...
AND I STOOD THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GIANT BASKETBALL ARENA
WITH MY LITTLE SPARKLY AMERICAN-FLAG SHIRT
AND MY WHITE PANTS AND MY RED HEAD BAND.
I WAS VERY PATRIOTIC-LOOKING.
¶ ...THE BRAVE
I DON'T THINK I HAD EVER BEEN THAT NERVOUS IN MY LIFE.
Announcer: ONCE AGAIN, TAYLOR SWIFT!
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
Taylor: THEY WOULD DO A WRITE-UP IN THE LOCAL PAPER,
CAUSING A NOT-SO-FUN DAY FOR ME THE NEXT DAY AT SCHOOL.
MY WORST TIME OF THE DAY
WAS WHEN I WENT TO GO PICK UP TAYLOR AT SCHOOL,
AND I WOULD KNOW THAT THINGS MAYBE HADN'T BEEN SO GREAT
THAT DAY AT SCHOOL.
AND SO I KNEW I WAS GONNA HEAR WHATEVER HAPPENED.
AND SO THAT WAS TOUGH AS A MOM
TO HEAR THE OSTRACIZING THAT WENT THROUGH,
LITERALLY THE SHUNNING THAT WOULD TAKE PLACE AT SCHOOL,
WHERE SHE WOULD SIT DOWN AT A TABLE WITH HER LUNCH TRAY,
AND EVERYONE WOULD MOVE.
AS A PARENT, THERE IS NOTHING MORE PAINFUL
THAN HEARING THAT YOUR CHILD IS IN PAIN.
YOU'LL TAKE ANY BULLET FOR THEM,
BUT YOU REALIZE THAT THIS IS ALSO SOMETHING
THAT THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH.
Taylor: SO, THAT'S WHEN I GOT IT IN MY MIND
THAT THERE WAS MAGICAL PLACE CALLED NASHVILLE,
WHERE DREAMS COME TRUE,
AND FAITH HILL GOT DISCOVERED.
AND I THOUGHT TO MYSELF, "NASHVILLE.
WELL, I'VE GOT TO GO THERE."
I BEGGED MY PARENTS FOR, I THINK, A SOLID YEAR --
"PLEASE, CAN WE TAKE A TRIP TO NASHVILLE?"
JUST NONSTOP.
"I WANT TO GO TO NASHVILLE."
JUST RELENTLESSLY.
Andrea: IT WAS ALL SHE TALKED ABOUT.
SO ON SPRING BREAK,
WE WENT TO NASHVILLE TO GO CHECK IT OUT.
EVERYONE YOU MEET IN NASHVILLE HAS THE SAME DREAM,
AND A LOT OF THEM WANTED TO BE EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED TO BE,
WHICH WAS AN ARTIST
AND WANT TO BE ON THE STAGE IN FRONT OF A LOT OF PEOPLE.
Andrea: TAYLOR WOULD, YOU KNOW, SAY, "THAT'S MERCURY RECORDS.
PULL OVER."
YOU KNOW, "I NEED TO RUN MY DEMO CD."
I'D GET OUT, AND I'D RUN UP TO THE DOOR.
"HI, I'M TAYLOR. I'M 11. I WANT A RECORD DEAL.
YOU CAN GIVE ME A CALL, THAT WOULD BE AWESOME."
I KNEW THAT I HAD TO FIGURE OUT SOME WAY TO BE DIFFERENT,
SOME WAY TO GET BETTER AND HAVE MORE TO OFFER.
MUSIC WAS SOMETHING THAT WAS SO NECESSARY FOR ME TO BE HAPPY.
I WOULD PLAY FOR HOURS AND HOURS UNTIL MY FINGERS WERE BLEEDING.
Andrea: SHE NEVER PUT IT DOWN. SHE WOULDN'T PUT IT DOWN.
WE'D HAVE TO LITERALLY SAY TO HER,
"ALL RIGHT, PUT THE GUITAR DOWN.
"COME TO DINNER.
THEN YOU CAN GO RIGHT BACK AND PLAY."
BUT IT BECAME A MATTER OF
FORCING HER TO PUT IT DOWN AT THAT POINT.
Taylor: I JUST FELL IN LOVE WITH IT.
¶ SEEING SOMEONE I DON'T KNOW ¶
¶ FIRST, LET ME TELL YOU THAT YOU'RE TYING ME TO ¶
¶ THE SIDE OF A WALL, SIDE OF A WALL ¶
¶ SPIN ME AROUND, AND, BABY, ALL I SEE IS YOU... ¶
Andrea: WE DECIDED TO MOVE TO NASHVILLE
WHEN TAYLOR HAD ACTUALLY BEEN OFFERED A DEVELOPMENT DEAL.
AT THAT POINT, WE KNEW WE WEREN'T JUST PROUD PARENTS
AND THAT MAYBE WE SHOULD PUT HER IN THE AREA
WHERE SHE COULD MAKE THE MOST OF IT.
Taylor: WHEN I WAS 13,
I LANDED A MEETING WITH A RECORD LABEL IN TOWN, RCA.
THEY GAVE ME A DEVELOPMENT DEAL, WHICH IS BASICALLY LIKE,
"WE BELIEVE IN YOU, KIND OF. WE'RE GONNA WATCH YOU."
IT'S NOT LIKE YOU'RE MAKING AN ALBUM NOW.
TAYLOR AND I WOULD GO IN THERE, SOMETIMES ONCE A WEEK,
WITH NEW SONGS THAT SHE HAD WRITTEN.
THEY WOULD LOOK AT US AND SAY,
"WELL, IT'S GETTING A LITTLE CLOSER."
THEY WEREN'T SAYING, "YES, THAT'S A GREAT SONG.
LET'S PUT IT ON A RECORD."
Taylor: AT THE END OF THE YEAR,
THEY HAD A CHANCE TO EITHER SIGN ME
OR WATCH ME FOR ANOTHER YEAR WITHOUT COMMITMENT.
THEY LOOKED AT US AND SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?
WE'RE NOT READY TO OFFER A RECORD DEAL."
I DID SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T USUALLY DO IN NASHVILLE
WHEN YOU HAVE AN IN WITH A RECORD LABEL.
I WALKED AWAY,
BECAUSE I HAD A FEELING THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO BE ABLE
TO RECORD MY OWN MUSIC THAT I HAD WRITTEN.
I LOOKED AT HER SORT OF PANIC-STRICKEN LIKE,
"THIS IS A MAJOR RECORD LABEL.
"YOU DON'T GET THAT EVERY DAY.
ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS?"
AND SHE SAID, "ABSOLUTELY."
I HAD THIS SHOWCASE AT THE BLUEBIRD CAFé,
IRONICALLY, THE PLACE WHERE FAITH HILL GOT DISCOVERED.
AND I PLAYED MY GUITAR
AND SANG A BUNCH OF SONGS THAT I'D WRITTEN.
THERE WAS ONE GUY IN THE AUDIENCE
NAMED SCOTT BORCHETTA.
HE CAME UP TO ME AFTER THE SHOW AND HE SAID,
"I WANT YOU ON MY RECORD LABEL,
AND I WANT YOU TO WRITE ALL YOUR OWN MUSIC."
AND I WAS SO EXCITED.
AND I GET A CALL FROM HIM LATER THAT WEEK, AND HE GOES,
"HEY, SO, GOOD NEWS IS I WANT YOU ON MY RECORD LABEL.
"BAD NEWS IS THAT I DON'T
ACTUALLY HAVE A RECORD LABEL YET."
[ RECORD SCRATCHES ]
WELL, HE EXPLAINED TO ME THAT HE DOESN'T HAVE A BUILDING.
HE DOESN'T HAVE A NAME FOR IT.
HE JUST HAS THIS DREAM THAT HE WANTS TO DO IT.
SO, HE SAYS, "WILL YOU JUST PLEASE WAIT FOR ME?"
AND FOR SOME REASON, I WAS WILLING TO WAIT FOR THAT.
BECAUSE SHE BELIEVED IN THE PERSON
WHO WAS GONNA BE RUNNING THAT RECORD LABEL,
AND HE REALLY BELIEVED IN HER.
I KNEW THAT IF I COULD BE A PART
OF BUILDING SOMETHING FROM THE GROUND UP,
OF BEING THE FIRST ARTIST ON A BRAND-NEW RECORD LABEL,
THAT WOULD BE OKAY WITH ME
AS LONG AS I COULD DO SOMETHING REALLY ADVENTUROUS
AND BOLD AND NEW.
SO I SIGNED MY RECORD DEAL WITH SCOTT BORCHETTA.
AND I WAS MAKING AN ALBUM
FULL OF SONGS THAT I HAD WRITTEN BY MYSELF.
THIS LITTLE RED THING --
THIS RED GUY IS THE BEST WINDSCREEN YOU GOT.
SO [POP!] YOU DON'T HEAR THAT.
IT'S AWESOME.
THERE WAS NO INCLINATION THAT THIS WAS GONNA WORK OUT,
BUT WE REALLY BELIEVED IN IT.
PUTTING OUT MY FIRST SINGLE WAS JUST SUCH A COOL EXPERIENCE,
'CAUSE I JUST DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN.
I REMEMBER PUTTING THE PHYSICAL CD SINGLES INTO ENVELOPES
TO MAIL OUT TO RADIO WITH MY MOM.
I GOT TO GO ON A RADIO TOUR.
AND YOU HEAR "TOUR," YOU THINK TOUR BUS.
NO. RENTAL CAR, TAURUS...
ME IN THE BACK SEAT.
Man: HI, BABY.
HOW'S IT GOING? HOW ARE YOU?
I'M DOING WONDERFUL. I BROUGHT YOU COOKIES.
YOU SURE DID. LOOK AT THAT.
GOING FROM RADIO STATION TO RADIO STATION
TO RADIO STATION,
AND EVERY TIME I WOULD GO INTO A NEW RADIO STATION,
I WOULD PLAY IN THE CONFERENCE ROOM FOR A COUPLE OF DEEJAYS.
AND I WOULD, LIKE, BEG THEM TO PUT ME ON THE AIR.
AND IT WORKED.
MY ALBUM SOLD 39,000 IN THE FIRST WEEK.
AND THEN OVER TIME, IT STARTED TO SELL LIKE THIS.
THEN SOMETHING REALLY CRAZY STARTED TO HAPPEN.
I WAS OPENING UP
FOR EVERY SINGLE COUNTRY HEADLINER IMAGINABLE.
I WAS OPENING UP FOR BRAD PAISLEY,
GEORGE STRAIT, KENNY CHESNEY,
TIM McGRAW,
ALL THESE PEOPLE I'D ALWAYS WANTED TO OPEN UP SHOWS FOR.
I WAS A NERVOUS WRECK.
I'D REHEARSED NONSTOP OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
I LOVED IT.
THOSE WERE SOME OF MY FAVORITE TIMES.
FOR THIS SONG, I WOULD LOVE IT
IF YOU WOULD HAVE YOUR CELLPHONES AND GLOW STICKS
OR ANYTHING SPARKLY THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE...
HOLD THEM UP FOR ME?
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
AND I WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU WOULD SING ALONG WITH THIS SONG,
BECAUSE THIS IS THE FIRST SONG THAT YOU EVER HEARD FROM ME.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
[ INTRO TO "TIM McGRAW" PLAYS ]
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
WE LOVE YOU, TAYLOR!
¶ YOU SAID THE WAY MY BLUE EYES SHINED ¶
¶ PUT THOSE GEORGIA STARS TO SHAME THAT NIGHT ¶
¶ I SAID, "THAT'S A LIE" ¶
¶ JUST A BOY IN A CHEVY TRUCK
¶ THAT HAD A TENDENCY OF GETTIN' STUCK ¶
¶ ON BACK ROADS AT NIGHT
¶ AND I WAS RIGHT THERE BESIDE HIM ALL SUMMER LONG ¶
¶ AND THEN THE TIME WE WOKE UP TO FIND THAT SUMMER GONE ¶
¶ BUT WHEN YOU THINK TIM McGRAW ¶
¶ I HOPE YOU THINK MY FAVORITE SONG ¶
¶ THE ONE WE DANCED TO ALL NIGHT LONG ¶
¶ THE MOON LIKE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE LAKE ¶
¶ WHEN YOU THINK HAPPINESS
¶ I HOPE YOU THINK THAT LITTLE BLACK DRESS ¶
¶ THINK OF MY HEAD ON YOUR CHEST ¶
¶ AND MY OLD FADED BLUE JEANS
¶ WHEN YOU THINK TIM McGRAW, I HOPE YOU THINK OF ME ¶
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ SEPTEMBER SAW A MONTH OF TEARS ¶
¶ AND THANKIN' GOD THAT YOU WEREN'T HERE ¶
¶ TO SEE ME LIKE THAT
¶ BUT IN A BOX BENEATH MY BED
¶ IS A LETTER THAT YOU NEVER READ ¶
¶ FROM THREE SUMMERS BACK
¶ IT'S HARD NOT TO FIND IT ALL A LITTLE BITTERSWEET ¶
¶ AND LOOKIN' BACK ON ALL OF THAT ¶
¶ IT'S NICE TO BELIEVE ¶
¶ WHEN YOU THINK TIM McGRAW
¶ I HOPE YOU THINK MY FAVORITE SONG ¶
¶ THE ONE WE DANCED TO ALL NIGHT LONG ¶
¶ THE MOON LIKE A SPOTLIGHT ON THE LAKE ¶
¶ WHEN YOU THINK HAPPINESS
¶ I HOPE YOU THINK THAT LITTLE BLACK DRESS ¶
¶ THINK OF MY HEAD ON YOUR CHEST ¶
¶ AND MY OLD FADED BLUE JEANS
¶ WHEN YOU THINK TIM McGRAW, I HOPE YOU THINK OF ME ¶
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
IT WAS SUCH A COOL ENERGY WALKING THROUGH THAT CROWD.
PEOPLE WERE CRYING.
AND I LOVE EXCITABLE PEOPLE,
SO IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.
HE COURSE OF THAT SONG.
I SHOW A LOT OF EXTRA LOVE TO THE LITTLE KIDS
THAT I KNOW ARE THERE FOR THEIR FIRST CONCERT.
IT WAS REALLY IMPORTANT FOR ME TO GO OUT THERE
AND ACTUALLY SAY HI TO PEOPLE
AND THANK THEM FOR COMING AND BE RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THEM,
BECAUSE I'M ALWAYS GONNA WANT TO GO THE EXTRA MILE FOR THEM
BECAUSE I CAN'T BELIEVE THE EXTRA THOUSAND MILES
THEY'VE GONE FOR ME.
THAT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS EVERY SINGLE NIGHT.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ AND NOW I'M BACK FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE THEN ¶
¶ I'M STANDIN' ON YOUR STREET ¶
¶ THERE'S A LETTER LEFT ON YOUR DOORSTEP ¶
¶ AND THE FIRST THING THAT YOU'LL READ ¶
¶ IS, WHEN YOU THINK TIM McGRAW ¶
¶ I HOPE YOU THINK MY FAVORITE SONG ¶
¶ TURN HOUSTON RADIO ON [ CROWD CHEERS ]
¶ HOPE IT TAKES YOU BACK TO THAT PLACE ¶
¶ WHEN YOU THINK HAPPINESS
¶ I HOPE YOU THINK THAT LITTLE BLACK DRESS ¶
¶ THINK OF MY HEAD ON YOUR CHEST ¶
¶ AND MY OLD FADED BLUE JEANS
¶ WHEN YOU THINK TIM McGRAW
¶ I HOPE YOU THINK OF ME
¶ OH, THINK OF ME
¶ OOH, OOH
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ YOU SAID THE WAY MY BLUE EYES SHINE ¶
¶ PUT THOSE GEORGIA STARS TO SHAME THAT NIGHT ¶
¶ I SAID, "THAT'S A LIE" ¶
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
[ CHEERING CONTINUES ]
I ABSOLUTELY --
I JUST LOVED SCHOOL.
AND I'M SO GLAD THAT I GOT TO GO TO HIGH SCHOOL.
ALL THE KIDS WERE SO NICE.
I WASN'T WEIRD FOR THE FIRST TIME.
WHOO!
THEY DIDN'T REALLY THINK MUCH OF IT,
THAT I WANTED TO BE A SINGER.
ON THE FIRST DAY OF NINTH GRADE, WALKING INTO HIGH SCHOOL,
FIRST CLASS THAT I WENT TO, I SAT NEXT TO THIS GIRL.
SHE HAD RED HAIR,
AND WE BECAME FRIENDS IMMEDIATELY,
JUST BECAUSE I THINK WE WERE THE MOST CYNICAL PEOPLE
IN ENGLISH CLASS.
WE JUST KIND OF UNDERSTOOD EACH OTHER,
AND WE WERE BITTER ABOUT THE SAME THINGS,
AND WE WERE HAPPY ABOUT THE SAME THINGS,
WE HAD THE SAME GOALS, AND WE REALLY HIT IT OFF.
Taylor: SHE BECAME THE PERSON
THAT I WOULD PLAY ALL MY SONGS FOR AFTER I'D WRITTEN THEM.
I TRULY, TRULY APPRECIATE THOSE MOMENTS
WHEN SHE WANTS TO PLAY SOMETHING NEW FOR ME.
THAT'S MY FAVORITE TIME TO WITNESS HER
DOING WHAT SHE LOVES IS WHEN SHE'S JUST RAW.
I WOULD GO OVER TO HER HOUSE, LIKE,
AND WE'D SIT IN HER ROOM AND I'D PLAY IT FOR HER.
SHE WAS, LIKE, A HUGE CHEERLEADER.
I'LL COMPLIMENT HER TO NO END, AND SHE ACTS JUST SO SHOCKED.
SHE'LL JUST LOOK AT ME AND BE LIKE, "REALLY?
THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH."
SHE'S JUST SO GRATEFUL.
Taylor: I WANTED TO WRITE A SONG ABOUT WHAT BOTH OF US WENT THROUGH.
ABIGAIL AND I WERE 15.
WE WERE FRESHMEN IN HIGH SCHOOL.
AND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE JUST NAVIGATING THIS HUGE WORLD.
Abigail: BEING 15 AND 16,
THOSE ARE SOME OF THE HARDEST YEARS AS A GIRL.
I MEAN, THAT'S WHEN YOU'RE DEVELOPING
AND TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHO YOU ARE.
Taylor: YOU'RE THE TINIEST LITTLE MINNOW IN THIS HUGE OCEAN
THAT IS HIGH SCHOOL.
AND YOU LEARN LESSONS.
YOU LEARN A LOT OF THEM THE HARD WAY.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ YOU TAKE A DEEP BREATH, AND YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOORS ¶
¶ IT'S THE MORNING OF YOUR VERY FIRST DAY ¶
¶ YOU SAY HI TO YOUR FRIENDS YOU AIN'T SEEN IN A WHILE ¶
¶ TRY AND STAY OUT OF EVERYBODY'S WAY ¶
¶ IT'S YOUR FRESHMAN YEAR ¶
¶ AND YOU'RE GONNA BE HERE ¶
¶ FOR THE NEXT FOUR YEARS IN THIS TOWN ¶
¶ HOPING ONE OF THOSE SENIOR BOYS WILL WINK AT YOU AND SAY ¶
¶ "YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T SEEN YOU AROUND... ¶
BEFORE" ¶
¶ 'CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE 15 ¶
¶ AND SOMEBODY TELLS YOU THEY LOVE YOU ¶
¶ YOU'RE GONNA BELIEVE THEM ¶
¶ AND WHEN YOU'RE 15 ¶
¶ FEELING LIKE THERE'S NOTHING TO FIGURE OUT ¶
¶ WELL, COUNT TO 10, TAKE IT IN ¶
¶ THIS IS LIFE BEFORE YOU KNOW WHO YOU'RE GONNA BE ¶
¶ AT 15
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ YOU SIT IN CLASS NEXT TO A RED-HEAD NAMED ABIGAIL ¶
¶ AND SOON ENOUGH, YOU'RE BEST FRIENDS ¶
¶ LAUGHING AT THE OTHER GIRLS WHO THINK THEY'RE SO COOL ¶
¶ AND WE'LL BE OUT OF HERE AS SOON AS WE CAN ¶
I REMEMBER WHEN I PLAYED ABIGAIL THE SONG FOR THE FIRST TIME.
IT WAS JUST A GUITAR/VOCAL.
SHE WAS JUST BLOWN AWAY.
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
AND IT WAS VERY TOUCHING,
AND IT STILL IS TO THIS DAY.
¶ ...FLYING
¶ MAMA'S WAITING UP ¶
¶ AND YOU'RE THINKING HE'S THE ONE ¶
¶ AND YOU'RE DANCING AROUND YOUR ROOM ¶
¶ WHEN THE NIGHT ENDS
¶ 'CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE... ¶
Taylor: IT'S A VERY PERSONAL STORY OF HERS
THAT GETS TOLD IN THAT SONG.
IT'S REALLY RAW AND REAL.
EVERYBODY ASKS ME, "DOES THAT MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE?"
NOT IN THE LEAST,
BECAUSE LOOKING AROUND IN THE AUDIENCE
AND SEEING PEOPLE RELATING TO THE SONG --
THAT'S ALL I ASK FOR.
¶ ...MAKES YOUR HEAD SPIN AROUND ¶
¶ BUT IN YOUR LIFE
¶ YOU'LL DO THINGS GREATER THAN ¶
¶ DATING THE BOY ON THE FOOTBALL TEAM ¶
¶ I DIDN'T KNOW IT AT 15 ¶
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ WHEN ALL YOU WANTED WAS TO BE WANTED ¶
¶ WISH YOU COULD GO BACK AND TELL YOURSELF ¶
¶ WHAT YOU KNOW NOW
¶ BACK THEN, I SWORE I WAS GONNA MARRY HIM SOMEDAY ¶
¶ BUT I REALIZED SOME BIGGER DREAMS OF MINE ¶
¶ AND ABIGAIL GAVE EVERYTHING SHE HAD ¶
¶ TO A BOY WHO CHANGED HIS MIND ¶
¶ AND WE BOTH CRIED
Abigail: I'M HONORED THAT SHE WOULD WANT TO TALK ABOUT ME
AND SOMETHING THAT I'VE EXPERIENCED.
AND WHAT BETTER THAN TO PUT IT IN A SONG
AND SHARE IT WITH MILLIONS OF PEOPLE?
IT WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS ABOUT THAT SONG
IS THAT SHE'S SO PROUD
THAT MAYBE HER STORY CAN HELP OTHER GIRLS
TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.
¶ ...LOOK BEFORE YOU FALL
YOU KNOW, LIKE THE SONG SAYS, JUST LOOK BEFORE YOU FALL.
¶ ...CAN HEAL MOST ANYTHING
¶ AND YOU JUST MIGHT FIND WHO YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE ¶
¶ I DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE ¶
¶ AT 15
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ LA-LA-LA, LA-LA, LA-LA, LA-LA ¶
¶ LA-LA-LA, LA-LA
¶ LA-LA-LA LA-LA
¶ YOUR VERY FIRST DAY
¶ YOU TAKE A DEEP BREATH, GIRL
¶ TAKE A DEEP BREATH AS YOU WALK THROUGH THE DOORS ¶
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
A LOT OF THE SONGS ON MY FIRST RECORD
HAVE LITTLE HINTS OF HIGH-SCHOOL INSPIRATION.
YOU HAVE THE SONG "YOU BELONG WITH ME,"
WHICH IS ABOUT, YOU KNOW,
FEELING INFERIOR TO THE COOLEST GIRL IN SCHOOL
BECAUSE SHE'S A CHEERLEADER AND SHE'S AWESOME.
AND YOU'RE JUST LIKE... "HEY," YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, FOR ME, LIKE,
I THINK THAT I LEARNED SO MUCH
FROM JUST SITTING THERE
AND FEELING EVERYTHING IN HIGH SCHOOL.
AND "TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR,"
WHICH IS A COMPLETE CONFESSIONAL
THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH SOMEONE.
ONCE UPON A TIME...
THERE WAS THIS GUY.
AND I WAS, LIKE, TALKING ABOUT THIS GUY IN SCHOOL,
AND LET'S JUST WRITE THE NAME INTO THE SONG.
AND THIS GUY...
USED TO SIT NEXT TO ME IN CLASS.
I STARTED NAMING PEOPLE IN MY SONGS
WHEN I STARTED TO, YOU KNOW, HAVE BIGGER CRUSHES ON PEOPLE.
Abigail: I WAS LIKE, "YOU NEED TO WALK UP TO HIM RIGHT NOW
AND LET HIM KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, WHO YOU ARE."
OKAY, CONFESSION.
I HAD THE BIGGEST CRUSH ON THIS GUY.
AND, WELL...
HE DIDN'T EVEN KNOW I EXISTED.
BUT EVERY DAY, JUST LIKE CLOCKWORK,
THIS GUY WOULD COME INTO CLASS.
AND EVERY DAY, JUST LIKE CLOCKWORK,
THIS GUY WOULD SIT DOWN NEXT TO ME.
AND SOMETIMES...
HE WOULD EVEN TALK TO ME...
...ABOUT HIS GIRLFRIEND.
SO I NEVER TOLD THIS GUY THAT I LIKED HIM.
BUT I DID WRITE A SONG ABOUT HIM.
SO I THINK HE KNOWS NOW.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ DREW LOOKS AT ME
WITH "DREW," EVERYBODY KNEW WHO THAT ONE WAS ABOUT.
¶ HE WON'T SEE THAT I WANT ¶
¶ AND I'M NEEDING ¶
¶ EVERYTHING THAT WE SHOULD BE
¶ I'LL BET SHE'S BEAUTIFUL, THAT GIRL HE TALKS ABOUT ¶
¶ AND SHE'S GOT EVERYTHING THAT I HAVE TO LIVE WITHOUT ¶
I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT.
THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME
I'D EVER SEEN HER GO THIS PERSONAL WITH A SONG.
¶ I LAUGH 'CAUSE IT'S JUST SO FUNNY ¶
¶ THAT I CAN'T EVEN SEE ¶
¶ ANYONE WHEN HE'S WITH ME ¶
¶ HE SAYS HE'S SO IN LOVE ¶
¶ HE'S FINALLY GOT IT RIGHT ¶
¶ I WONDER IF HE KNOWS HE'S ALL I THINK ABOUT AT NIGHT ¶
¶ HE'S THE REASON FOR THE TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR ¶
¶ THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME WISHING ON A WISHING STAR ¶
¶ HE'S THE SONG IN THE CAR I KEEP SINGING ¶
¶ DON'T KNOW WHY I DO ¶
¶ DREW WALKS BY ME
¶ CAN HE TELL THAT I CAN'T BREATHE? ¶
¶ AND THERE HE GOES, SO PERFECTLY ¶
¶ THE KIND OF FLAWLESS I WISH I COULD BE ¶
¶ SHE'D BETTER HOLD HIM TIGHT ¶
¶ GIVE HIM ALL HER LOVE
¶ LOOK IN THOSE BEAUTIFUL EYES, AND KNOW SHE'S LUCKY 'CAUSE ¶
¶ HE'S THE REASON FOR THE TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR ¶
¶ THE ONLY THING THAT KEEPS ME WISHING ON A WISHING STAR ¶
¶ HE'S THE SONG IN THE CAR I KEEP SINGING ¶
¶ DON'T KNOW WHY I DO ¶
WITH DREW, HE ACTUALLY SHOWED UP IN MY DRIVEWAY
LIKE A YEAR AND A HALF LATER.
I DON'T KNOW.
SOMETIMES IT GETS AWKWARD.
YEAH, THAT WAS REALLY AWKWARD.
I THINK SHE WAS SHOCKED.
WE WERE LIKE, "WOW!
WHO THOUGHT THAT WAS GONNA HAPPEN?"
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
¶ SO I DRIVE HOME ALONE, AS I TURN OUT THE LIGHT ¶
¶ I'LL PUT HIS PICTURE DOWN ¶
¶ AND MAYBE GET SOME SLEEP TONIGHT ¶
¶ HE'S THE REASON FOR THE TEARDROPS ON MY GUITAR ¶
¶ THE ONLY ONE WHO'S GOT ENOUGH OF ME TO BREAK MY HEART ¶
¶ HE'S THE SONG IN THE CAR I KEEP SINGING ¶
¶ DON'T KNOW WHY I DO ¶
¶ HE'S THE TIME TAKEN UP ¶
¶ BUT THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH ¶
¶ AND HE'S ALL THAT I NEED TO FALL INTO ¶
¶ DREW LOOKS AT ME
¶ I FAKE A SMILE SO HE WON'T SEE ¶
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
WE HAD CMA REHEARSALS EARLIER TODAY,
AND NOW I'M GETTING ON A PLANE TO GO TO NEW YORK FOR ONE NIGHT
AND THEN ALL OF TOMORROW.
WHEN YOU ARE RELEASING A NEW ALBUM,
YOU JUST GO NUTS WITH YOUR SCHEDULE.
YOU JUST GO CRAZY.
CRAZIEST WEEK OF MY LIFE!
[ IMITATES CAMERA SHUTTER CLICKING ]
Andrea: WHEN IT WAS TIME FOR THE "FEARLESS" ALBUM TO BE RELEASED,
WE BOTH LOOKED AT EACH OTHER
AND REALIZED THAT SHE JUST WAS LIVING HER DREAM.
TAYLOR SWIFT!
OH, MY GOD.
OH, YOU MADE OUR DAY.
Taylor: YEAH, SO, TODAY WAS CRAZY.
LIKE, WE LITERALLY WOKE UP AT 4:45,
AND THEN GOT UP,
HAIR AND MAKEUP FOR "GOOD MORNING AMERICA,"
AND WENT TO "GOOD MORNING AMERICA,"
SOUND-CHECKED,
DID ALL THE PERFORMANCES FOR THAT,
DID THE INTERVIEW FOR THAT.
[ INDISTINCT TALKING ]
AND THEN LEFT AND WENT TO MTV.
I DID, LIKE, ALL THESE NEWS INTERVIEWS AND STUFF.
OKAY, TRISHA, I LOVE YOU,
AND I JUST WANT TO SAY HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
AND THEN WENT TO WPLJ.
Man: TAYLOR SWIFT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR COMING, YOU GUYS. THIS IS AWESOME.
MY NEW ALBUM, "FEARLESS," IS OUT TODAY,
AND I'M SO EXCITED.
THEN AFTER THAT [CHUCKLES] WE WENT TO "DAVID LETTERMAN,"
AND THAT'S THE FIRST TIME I'VE EVER PLAYED THERE,
SO IT WAS REALLY COOL.
[ PEOPLE SHOUTING "TAYLOR!" ]
Taylor: I WAS SO EXCITED ABOUT "LETTERMAN."
IT WAS SUCH A FUN SHOW,
AND IT WAS FUN PLAYING "FEARLESS" ACOUSTIC.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
NOW I AM ON A PLANE,
AND I'M ABOUT TO GO HOME, AND I'M GONNA GO BUY MY CD.
AT MIDNIGHT OF MY ALBUM BEING RELEASED,
I WAS AT THE HENDERSONVILLE WALMART.
11:59.
AND WE ARE GONNA GO BUY THE ALBUM,
AND I'M REALLY EXCITED.
[ INDISTINCT SHOUTING ]
AND THERE WERE A BUNCH OF PEOPLE THERE,
AND WE ALL JUST WERE SO EXCITED.
THANK YOU SO MUCH! THANK YOU FOR COMING!
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
AND THEY WERE ALL BUYING THE ALBUM,
AND I WAS BUYING THE ALBUM.
WE WORKED REALLY HARD ON THIS.
YEP. GOOD JOB.
AND IT'S REAL.
IT'S JUST -- IT'S CRAZY TO THINK THAT, YOU KNOW,
I HAVE A CD OUT IN ALL THESE STORES
AND THAT A BUNCH OF PEOPLE WOULD SHOW UP
AND BUY THE ALBUM WITH ME.
IT WAS A REALLY FUN EXPERIENCE.
I WON'T FORGET IT.
BUT I LOVE YOU SO MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND FOR YOU BUYING MY SECOND CD.
FIRST MIDNIGHT.
I LOVE YOU.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
NOW I FINALLY AM NOT --
I'M NOT DOING ANYTHING ANYMORE.
I'M ON A PLANE.
THIS DAY IS OVER,
AND IT HAS BEEN THE LONGEST DAY EVER.
WHEN THE "FEARLESS" ALBUM CAME OUT,
IT SOLD 596,000 IN THE FIRST WEEK,
AND I WAS REALLY HAPPY ABOUT THAT.
CONSIDERING THE FIRST RECORD,
I WAS, LIKE, FREAKING OUT
ABOUT SELLING 39,000 IN THE FIRST WEEK.
SELLING 596,000
IN THE FIRST WEEK WAS QUITE AN IMPROVEMENT.
[ CROWD CHEERING ]
A 1, 2!
[ INTRO TO "OUR SONG" PLAYING ]
¶ I WAS RIDING SHOTGUN WITH MY HAIR UNDONE ¶
¶ IN THE FRONT SEAT OF HIS CAR
¶ HE'S GOT A ONE-HAND FEEL ON THE STEERING WHEEL ¶
¶ THE OTHER ON MY HEART
¶ I LOOK AROUND, TURN THE RADIO DOWN ¶
¶ HE SAYS, "BABY, IS SOMETHING WRONG?" ¶
¶ I SAY, "NOTHING
¶ I WAS JUST THINKING HOW WE DON'T HAVE A SONG" ¶
¶ AND HE SAYS, OUR SONG IS THE SLAMMING SCREEN DOORS ¶
¶ SNEAKIN' OUT LATE, TAPPING ON YOUR WINDOW ¶
¶ WHEN WE'RE ON THE PHONE AND YOU TALK REAL SLOW ¶
¶ 'CAUSE IT'S LATE AND YOUR MAMA DON'T KNOW ¶
¶ OUR SONG IS THE WAY YOU LAUGH ¶
¶ THE FIRST DATE, "MAN, I DIDN'T KISS HER, AND I SHOULD HAVE" ¶
¶ AND WHEN I GOT HOME
¶ BEFORE I SAID AMEN
¶ ASKING GOD IF HE COULD PLAY IT AGAIN ¶
¶ WELL, I WAS WALKING UP THE FRONT-PORCH STEPS ¶
¶ AFTER EVERYTHING THAT DAY
¶ HAD GONE ALL WRONG AND BEEN TRAMPLED ON ¶
¶ AND LOST AND THROWN AWAY
¶ GOT TO THE HALLWAY, WELL ON MY WAY ¶
¶ TO MY LOVIN' BED ¶
¶ I ALMOST DIDN'T NOTICE ALL THE ROSES ¶
¶ AND THE NOTE THAT SAID...
¶ OUR SONG IS THE SLAMMING SCREEN DOORS ¶
¶ SNEAKIN' OUT LATE, TAPPING ON YOUR WINDOW ¶
¶ WHEN WE'RE ON THE PHONE AND YOU TALK REAL SLOW ¶
¶ 'CAUSE IT'S LATE AND YOUR MAMA DON'T KNOW ¶
¶ OUR SONG IS THE WAY YOU LAUGH ¶
¶ THE FIRST DATE, "MAN, I DIDN'T KISS HER, AND I SHOULD HAVE" ¶
¶ AND WHEN I GOT HOME
¶ BEFORE I SAID AMEN
¶ ASKING GOD IF HE COULD PLAY IT AGAIN ¶
¶ DA-DA-DA-DA
¶ I'VE HEARD EVERY ALBUM, LISTENED TO THE RADIO ¶
¶ WAITED FOR SOMETHING TO COME ALONG ¶
¶ THAT WAS AS GOOD AS OUR SONG
Crowd: ¶ OUR SONG IS THE SLAMMING SCREEN DOORS ¶
¶ SNEAKIN' OUT LATE, TAPPING ON YOUR WINDOW ¶
¶ WHEN WE'RE ON THE PHONE AND YOU TALK REAL SLOW ¶
¶ 'CAUSE IT'S LATE AND YOUR MAMA DON'T KNOW ¶
¶ OUR SONG IS THE WAY YOU LAUGH ¶
¶ THE FIRST DATE, "MAN, I DIDN'T KISS HER, AND I SHOULD HAVE" ¶
¶ AND WHEN I GOT HOME
¶ BEFORE I SAID AMEN
¶ ASKING GOD IF HE...
¶ ...COULD PLAY IT AGAIN
¶ OUR SONG IS THE SLAMMING SCREEN DOORS ¶
¶ SNEAKIN' OUT LATE, TAPPING ON HIS WINDOW ¶
¶ WHEN WE'RE ON THE PHONE AND HE TALKS REAL SLOW ¶
¶ 'CAUSE IT'S LATE AND HIS MAMA DON'T KNOW ¶
¶ OUR SONG IS THE WAY YOU LAUGH ¶
¶ THE FIRST DATE, "MAN, I DIDN'T KISS HER, MAN, I SHOULD HAVE" ¶
¶ AND WHEN I GOT HOME
¶ BEFORE I SAID AMEN
¶ ASKING GOD IF HE COULD PLAY IT AGAIN ¶
¶ YEAH
¶ PLAY IT AGAIN
¶ OH, YEAH
¶ OH, OH, YEAH
¶ I WAS RIDING SHOTGUN WITH MY HAIR UNDONE ¶
¶ IN THE FRONT SEAT OF HIS CAR
¶ I GRABBED A PEN AND AN OLD NAPKIN ¶
¶ AND I WROTE DOWN OUR SONG
[ CROWD CHEERING ]