[Verse 1] You had people who called you on unmarked numbers In my peripheral vision I let it slide like a hose on a slippery plastic summer All was quickly forgiven You were so magnetic it was almost obnoxious Flush with the currency of cool I was always turnin' out my empty pockets And when it came to you
[Chorus] I didn't come here to make friends We were born to be suburban legends When you hold me, it holds me together And you kiss me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever
[Verse 2] I had the fantasy that maybe our mismatched star signs Would surprise the whole school When I ended up back at our class reunion Walkin' in with you You'd be more than a chapter in my old diaries With the pages ripped out I am standin' in a 1950s gymnasium And I can still see you now
[Chorus] I didn't come here to make friends We were born to be suburban legends When you hold me, it holds me together And you kiss me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever
I know that you still remember We were born to be national treasures When you told me we'd get back together And you kissed me in a way that's gonna screw me up forever
[Outro] Tick-tock, on the clock, I pace down your block I broke my own heart, 'cause you were too polite to do it Waves crash on the shore, I dash to the door You don't knock anymore and my whole life's ruined
Tick-tock, on the clock, I pace down your block I broke my own heart, 'cause you were too polite to do it Waves crash to the shore, I dash to the door You don't knock anymore and I always knew it That my life would be ruined
Live performance[]
Swift performed the song as a surprise song on piano at the Eras Tour in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on November 17, 2023. It was performed a second time on August 1, 2024, in Warsaw, Poland, mashed-up with "New Year's Day".
