"Come Back...Be Here" is the eighteenth track from American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's fourth studio album, Red, released on October 22, 2012, through Big Machine Records. It is also the eighteenth track from her second re-recorded album, Red (Taylor's Version), released on November 12, 2021, through Republic Records.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1] You said it in a simple way 4 A.M. the second day How strange that I don't know you at all Stumbled through the long goodbye One last kiss, then, catch your flight Right when I was just about to fall
[Pre-Chorus 1] I told myself, "Don't get attached" But in my mind, I play it back Spinning faster than the plane that took you
[Chorus] And this is when the feeling sinks in I don't wanna miss you like this Come back, be here, come back, be here I guess you're in New York today I don't wanna need you this way Come back, be here, come back, be here
[Verse 2] The delicate beginning rush The feeling you can know so much Without knowing anything at all And now that I can put this down If I had known what I know now I never would've played so nonchalant
[Pre-Chorus 2] Taxi cabs and busy streets That never bring you back to me I can't help but wish you took me with you
[Chorus] And this is when the feeling sinks in I don't wanna miss you like this Come back, be here, come back, be here I guess you're in London today And I don't wanna need you this way Come back, be here, come back, be here
[Bridge] This is falling in love in the cruelest way This is falling for you when you are worlds away In New York, be here But you're in London and I break down 'Cause it's not fair that you're not around
[Chorus] This is when the feeling sinks in I don't wanna miss you like this Come back, be here, come back, be here I guess you're in New York today And I don't wanna need you this way Come back, be here, come back, be here
[Outro] Oh-oh, oh-oh I don't wanna miss you like this Oh-oh, oh-oh Come back, be here Come back, be here
Live performances[]
Swift performed "Come Back...Be Here" for the first time on the Reputation Stadium Tour on August 4, 2018, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The song was also performed as a surprise song on the The Eras Tour in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on May 12, 2023, and again in Melbourne on February 18th, 2024, mashed-up with "Daylight". It was performed as an Eras Tour surprise song a third time on May 24, 2024, in Lisbon, Portugal, mashed-up with "The Way I Loved You" and "The Other Side of the Door".
