Taylor Swift’s Cardigan Lyrics, Chords & Meaning

Taylor Swift’s ​Cardigan became quite popular soon after its release. Read full lyrics below.

Verse 1

  • Vintage tee, brand new phone
  • High heels on cobblestones
  • When you are young, they assume you know nothing
  • Sequin smile, black lipstick
  • Sensual politics
  • When you are young, they assume you know nothing

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Chorus

  • But I knew you
  • Dancin’ in your Levi’s
  • Drunk under a streetlight, I
  • I knew you
  • Hand under my sweatshirt
  • Baby, kiss it better, I

Refrain

  • And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
  • Under someone’s bed
  • You put me on and said I was your favorite

Verse 2

  • A friend to all is a friend to none
  • Chase two girls, lose the one
  • When you are young, they assume you know nothing

Chorus

  • But I knew you
  • Playing hide-and-seek and
  • Giving me your weekends, I
  • I knew you
  • Your heartbeat on the High Line
  • Once in twenty lifetimes, I

Refrain

  • And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
  • Under someone’s bed
  • You put me on and said I was your favorite

Bridge

  • To kiss in cars and downtown bars
  • Was all we needed
  • You drew stars around my scars
  • But now I’m bleedin’

Chorus

  • ‘Cause I knew you
  • Steppin’ on the last train
  • Marked me like a bloodstain, I
  • I knew you
  • Tried to change the ending
  • Peter losing Wendy, I
  • I knew you
  • Leavin’ like a father
  • Running like water, I
  • And when you are young, they assume you know nothing

Verse 3

  • But I knew you’d linger like a tattoo kiss
  • I knew you’d haunt all of my what-ifs
  • The smell of smoke would hang around this long
  • ‘Cause I knew everything when I was young
  • I knew I’d curse you for the longest time
  • Chasin’ shadows in the grocery line
  • I knew you’d miss me once the thrill expired
  • And you’d be standin’ in my front porch light
  • And I knew you’d come back to me
  • You’d come back to me
  • And you’d come back to me
  • And you’d come back

Refrain

  • And when I felt like I was an old cardigan
  • Under someone’s bed
  • You put me on and said I was your favorite

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