"Kid in the Crowd" is an unreleased song by American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift. It is the eleventh track on Taylor's Songs, and the seventh track on a demo CD created in 2003. The song leaked in full on August 24, 2023.[2][3]
Background[]
Swift revealed the title of this song in an article published in 2006.[citation needed]
Later, a short clip of her singing the song was used for the Speak Now World Tour Live DVD. The song was also mentioned on a Lover deluxe cd journal entry.
In November 2018, Brian Mansfield uploaded a photo of the demo CD on Instagram, revealing the titles of several unreleased songs.
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Little girl, she looks around
She's standing in the open ground
Looks up at the girl alone singing through the microphone
Girl gives girl a little smile
And just one wink that could have run a mile
But life is full of empty days
But the little girl said, "I'm gonna be like that someday"
[Chorus]
I, I remember the eyes
Of the kid in the crowd
Who cut me down to size
And realizing is crying out loud
For every kid on stage
There is a kid in the crowd
[Verse 2]
Girl on stage holds her hand
Backed up by a country band
Looking down with eyes of grace
Looked upon that young girl's face
And when she smiled at that eight-year-old
Endless thoughts that can never be told
Wiped away those empty days
And the little girl said, "I'm gonna be like that someday"
[Chorus]
I, I remember the eyes
Of the kid in the crowd
Who cut me down to size
And realizing is crying out loud
For every kid on stage
There is a kid in the crowd
[Bridge]
Answered "whys" are like moonlit skies
And lovin' eyes are like fireflies
Wannabes, they really can be
But the little girl, that little girl was me
[Chorus]
I, I remember the time
I was a kid in the crowd
With the dream in my eyes
Realizing is crying out loud
There was a kid on stage
I was the kid in the crowd
[Outro]
Oh, oh
I'm still the kid in the crowd
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