Taylor對雅虎音樂談到，The Moment I knew靈感來自於我的21歲生日派對，那段經歷實在糟糕透頂。這張專輯中還有一首關於慶祝生日的歌，叫《22》，而《TMIK》就是《22》的另一面。這一首可以稱得上是成人禮讚的陰暗歌曲中，Taylor唱出了那種在等待一個非常重要的人物現身舞會的焦急感，當最終意識到他不會出現在現場時，那一刻就是“The Moment”，就是她放棄的那一刻。
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You should've been there
Should've burst through the door with that 'baby I'm right here' smile
And it would've felt like
A million little shining stars had just aligned
And I would've been so happy
Christmas lights glisten
I've got my eye on the door just waiting for you to walk in
But the time is ticking
People ask me how I've been as I come back through my memory
How you said you'd be here
You said you'd be here
And it was like slow motion
Standing there in my party dress
In red lipstick
With no-one to impress
And they're all laughing
As I'm looking around the room
But there's one thing missing
And that was the moment I knew
And the hours pass by
Now I just wanna be alone
But your close friends always seem to know when there's something really wrong
So they follow me down the hall
And there in the bathroom
I try not to fall apart and the sinking feeling starts
As I say hopelessly
"He said he'd be here."
And it was like slow motion
Standing there in my party dress
In red lipstick
With no-one to impressTaylor Swift
And they're all laughing
And asking me about you
But there's one thing missing
And that was the moment I knew
What do you say when tears are streaming down your face in front of everyone you know?
And what do you do when the one who means the most to you is the one who didn't show?
Taylor Swift