The Best Day – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift
• Album: Fearless (Taylor’s Version)

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the tender lyrics of Taylor Swift's "The Best Day" to experience English through a deeply personal and universally relatable story of family love. This nostalgic folk-country track, rich with vivid childhood imagery and heartfelt expressions of gratitude, offers a beautiful way to connect with the language through simple yet profound storytelling about unconditional support and cherished everyday moments.

[English]

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♪ I'M FIVE YEARS OLD ♪

♪ IT'S GETTING COLD ♪

♪ I'VE GOT MY BIG COAT ON ♪

♪ I HEAR YOUR LAUGH ♪

♪ AND LOOK UP SMILING AT YOU ♪

♪ I RUN AND RUN ♪

♪ PAST THE PUMPKIN PATCH ♪

♪ AND THE TRACTOR RIDES ♪

♪ LOOK NOW, THE SKY IS GOLD ♪

♪ I HUG YOUR LEGS ♪

♪ AND FALL ASLEEP ON THE WAY HOME ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW WHY ALL THE TREES CHANGE IN THE FALL ♪

♪ BUT I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SCARED OF ANYTHING AT ALL ♪

♪ DON'T KNOW IF SNOW WHITE'S HOUSE IS NEAR OR FAR AWAY ♪

♪ BUT I KNOW I HAD THE BEST DAY WITH YOU TODAY ♪

♪♪♪

♪ I'M THIRTEEN NOW ♪

♪ AND DON'T KNOW HOW ♪

♪ MY FRIENDS COULD BE SO MEAN ♪

♪ I COME HOME CRYING ♪

♪ AND YOU HOLD ME TIGHT ♪

♪ AND GRAB THE KEYS ♪

♪ AND WE DRIVE AND DRIVE ♪

♪ UNTIL WE FOUND A TOWN FAR ENOUGH AWAY ♪

♪ AND WE TALK AND WINDOW SHOP ♪

♪ 'TILL I FORGOTTEN ALL THEIR NAMES ♪

♪ I DON'T KNOW WHO I'M GONNA TALK TO NOW AT SCHOOL ♪

♪ BUT I KNOW I'M LAUGHING ♪

♪ ON THE CAR RIDE HOME WITH YOU ♪

♪ DON'T KNOW HOW LONG IT'S GONNA TAKE TO FEEL OKAY ♪

♪ BUT I KNOW I HAD THE BEST DAY WITH YOU TODAY ♪

♪ I HAVE AN EXCELLENT FATHER ♪

♪ HIS STRENGTH IS MAKING ME STRONGER ♪

♪ GOD SMILES ON MY LITTLE BROTHER ♪

♪ INSIDE AND OUT HE'S BETTER THAN I AM ♪

♪ I GREW UP IN A PRETTY HOUSE ♪

♪ AND I HAD SPACE TO RUN AND I ♪

♪ HAD THE BEST DAYS WITH YOU ♪

♪ THERE IS A VIDEO I FOUND ♪

♪ FROM BACK WHEN I WAS THREE ♪

♪ YOU SET UP A PAINT SET IN THE KITCHEN ♪

♪ AND YOU'RE TALKING TO ME ♪

♪ IT'S THE AGE OF PRINCESSES AND PIRATE SHIPS ♪

♪ AND THE SEVEN DWARFS ♪

♪ AND DADDY'S SMART ♪

♪ AND YOU'RE THE PRETTIEST LADY IN THE WHOLE WIDE WORLD ♪

♪ AND NOW I KNOW WHY ALL THE TREES CHANGE IN THE FALL ♪

♪ I KNOW YOU WERE ON MY SIDE ♪

♪ EVEN WHEN I WAS WRONG ♪

♪ AND I LOVE YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR EYES ♪

♪ STAYING BACK AND WATCHING ME SHINE AND ♪

♪ I DIDN'T KNOW IF YOU KNEW ♪

♪ SO I'M TAKING THIS CHANCE TO SAY ♪

♪ THAT I HAD THE BEST DAY WITH YOU TODAY ♪

♪♪♪

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
run /rʌn/ A1	verb - to move quickly on foot
cold /koʊld/ A1	adjective - of or at a low or relatively low temperature
laugh /læf/ A1	verb - to make sounds with your voice that show you are happy or think something is funny
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the area above the earth
home /hoʊm/ A1	noun - the place where one lives
trees /triːz/ A1	noun - a tall plant with a trunk and branches
friends /frendz/ A1	noun - a person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection
names /neɪmz/ A1	noun - a word or words by which someone or something is known
school /skuːl/ A1	noun - an institution for educating children
father /ˈfɑːðər/ A1	noun - a male parent
brother /ˈbrʌðər/ A1	noun - a male sibling
house /haʊs/ A1	noun - a building for human habitation
video /ˈvɪdioʊ/ A2	noun - a recording of moving visual images made digitally or on videotape
kitchen /ˈkɪtʃɪn/ A2	noun - a room or area where food is prepared and cooked
princesses /prɪnˈses/ B1	noun - daughters of kings or queens
pirate /ˈpaɪrət/ B1	noun - a person who attacks and robs ships at sea
dwarfs /dwɔːrf/ B1	noun - a mythical creature resembling a small human
chance /tʃæns/ B2	noun - a possibility of something happening

Key Grammar Structures

• I DON'T KNOW WHY ALL THE TREES CHANGE IN THE FALL

  ➔ Present Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present simple tense to express a general truth or fact.

• I KNOW YOU'RE NOT SCARED OF ANYTHING AT ALL

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to describe an ongoing state.

• I DON'T KNOW WHO I'M GONNA TALK TO NOW AT SCHOOL

  ➔ Future Intention (Gonna)

  ➔ The phrase uses 'gonna' to express a future intention or plan.

• I LOVE YOU FOR GIVING ME YOUR EYES

  ➔ Gerund as Object

  ➔ The gerund 'giving' acts as the object of the preposition 'for'.

• I HAD THE BEST DAY WITH YOU TODAY

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to describe a completed action.

• I KNOW YOU WERE ON MY SIDE

  ➔ Past Simple Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the past simple tense to indicate a past state.

• I'M TAKING THIS CHANCE TO SAY

  ➔ Present Continuous Tense

  ➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to indicate an action happening right now.