Tim Mcgraw

創作背景

泰勒創作這首歌時是一名高一的學生，由於知道9月時她的男友將離開家鄉去讀大學，他們的戀情也將告終，她寫下了這首歌，紀念他們一起度過的時光，希望他離開後仍能憑著那些對他們有特殊意義的東西，回憶起她。

泰勒在採訪中說，這首歌的靈感是她在數學課上得到的，之後她在學校用手機錄下了初始旋律。放學後泰勒用了15分鐘的時間與莉茲·羅斯寫完了這首歌曲。

He 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 backroads at night

And I was right there beside him all summer long

And then the time we woke up to find that summer gone

(Chorus:)

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

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 bitter sweet