"Baby Blue" is an unreleased song by American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift. It is the third track on Taylor's Songs and the second track on a demo CD created in 2003. The song leaked in full on August 24, 2023.[1]
Background[]
In November 2018, Brian Mansfield uploaded a photo of the demo CD on Instagram, revealing the titles of several unreleased songs.
Taylor's Inner Circle said of the song:
| “ | "Taylor tells the fascinating story of a blonde girl who grows up from being a baby, to being 18 years old, and then getting married. Throughout her life, the color blue has a strong appeal to her and impacts her in different ways. For instance, when she was little, she had a baby blue gown, boots, sheets, other clothes, and changed the color of her walls from pink to blue. At 18, she fell in love with a boy named Hank who took her to the prom, kissed her hand, and expressed his love. They later got married and had their own newborn baby. Being a new mom, she became a "lullaby hummer" as she counted her blessings and was living for love." | ” |
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Small town, big blue sky
Little blonde baby with starry blue eyes
Growing up fast didn’t slow her down
American child in her baby blue gown
Her bedroom was pink till she turned three
She liked the feel of her baby blue sheets
Neighbors stared at the one horse lie
Of a little girl with blue on her mind
[Chorus]
Thought of green when she was feeling blue
American child in her baby blue boots
She was an archangel, sweet danger
Living and loving and singing her song
Knew what she wanted and knew what she loved
And she loved, she loved baby blue
[Verse 2]
Eighteen, small scene
Here, our love was a beauty unseen
Living life young, she’d never get bored
When Hank came around in his beat-up Ford
Prom night came with a blue corsage
Had the car waxed at Ben’s Garage
Told her he loved her and meant nothing less
To a baby-blonde girl in a baby blue dress
He reached over and kissed her hand
Five years later came a brand-new, baby blue wedding band
[Chorus]
She was a romantic, taking chances
Living and loving and singing her song
Knew what she wanted and knew what she loved
And she loved, she loved baby blue
[Verse 3]
Married two years, Hank was an engineer
She would just stay home, soon-to-be mom
Every night, they’d sit on the front porch
Waiting for the brand-new, brand-new baby to come
[Chorus]
She was a newcomer, lullaby hummer
Counting her blessings and living for love
Knew what she wanted and knew what she loved
And she loved her new baby, Blue
Her brand-new baby, Blue
Her newborn baby, Blue
[Outro]
Small town, big blue sky
Little, blonde baby with starry blue eyes
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