"Stay Beautiful" is the eighth track from the standard edition of American singer and songwriter Taylor Swift's self-titled debut studio album, Taylor Swift, released on October 24, 2006, through Big Machine Records.
Background[]
"Stay Beautiful" is believed to be about Cory Robertson, a boy who Taylor said she had a crush on once in the Speak Now Target ad.
Swift said of the song:
| “ | After hearing my songs, a lot of people ask me, "How many boyfriends have you had?" And I always tell them that more of my songs come from observation than actual experience. In other words, you don’t have to date someone to write a song about them. This is a song I wrote about a guy I never dated! Wow, right? [Laughs] This song is about a guy I thought was cute, and never really talked to him much. But something about him inspired this song, just watching him. | ” |
Hidden message[]
Hidden message: Shake 'n' bake.
Audio[]
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1]
Cory's eyes are like a jungle
He smiles, it's like the radio
He whispers songs into my window
In words that nobody knows
These pretty girls on every corner
They watch him as he's walking home
Saying, "Does he know?"
Will you ever know?
[Chorus]
You're beautiful, every little piece, love
And don't you know, you're really gonna be someone?
Ask anyone
And when you find everything you looked for
I hope your life will lead you back to my door
Oh, but if it don't
Stay beautiful
[Verse 2]
Cory finds another way to be
The highlight of my day
I'm taking pictures in my mind
So I can save them for a rainy day
It's hard to make a conversation
When he's taking my breath away
I should say, "Hey, by the way"
[Chorus]
You're beautiful, every little piece, love
And don't you know, you're really gonna be someone?
Ask anyone
And when you find everything you looked for
I hope your life will lead you back to my door
Oh, but if it don't
Stay beautiful
[Bridge]
If you and I are a story
That never gets told
If what you are is a daydream
I'll never get to hold
At least you'll know
[Chorus]
You're beautiful, every little piece, love
And don't you know, you're really gonna be someone?
Ask anyone
And when you find everything you looked for
I hope your life will lead you back to my front door
Oh, but if it don't
Will you stay
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful?
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful?
[Outro]
La-la-la
Oh, oh, oh, oh
Stay beautiful
Stay beautiful
Na, na, na, na, na
| Taylor Swift | ||
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| "Tim McGraw" • "Picture To Burn" • "Teardrops On My Guitar" • "A Place in this World" • "Cold As You" • "The Outside" • "Tied Together with a Smile" • "Stay Beautiful" • "Should've Said No" • "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" • "Our Song" | ||
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