You Belong With Me – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with Taylor Swift's hit "You Belong With Me"! The song's clear narrative and use of common idioms and contrasting descriptions, like "She wears high heels, I wear sneakers," make it a great and fun tool for language learners to grasp storytelling and everyday expressions in English.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
upset /ʌpˈset/ B1	adjective - unhappy or worried
humor /ˈhjuːmər/ B2	noun - the quality of being amusing or comic
skirts /skɜːrt/ A1	noun - a woman's outer garment fastened around the waist and hanging down around the legs
captain /ˈkæptɪn/ B1	noun - the person in command of a ship, aircraft, or team
bleachers /ˈbliːtʃərz/ B2	noun - tiered seats for spectators at sports events, typically uncovered
dreaming /ˈdriːmɪŋ/ A2	verb - experiencing images, emotions, and sensations during sleep
wake /weɪk/ A1	verb - to stop sleeping; to become conscious
streets /striːts/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
worn /wɔːrn/ B1	adjective - damaged or impaired by use
jeans /dʒiːnz/ A1	noun - casual trousers made of denim
laughing /ˈlæfɪŋ/ A1	verb - making the sounds and facial expressions of amusement
smile /smaɪl/ A1	noun - a pleased or kind facial expression verb - to have or give a smile
town /taʊn/ A1	noun - an urban area that has a name, defined boundaries, and local government
heels /hiːlz/ A1	noun - the back part of the foot
sneakers /ˈsniːkərz/ A1	noun - shoes for sports or casual wear
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A1	verb - staying where one is or delaying action until a particular time or event
dreams /driːmz/ A2	noun - a series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in a person's mind during sleep verb - contemplate the possibility of doing something or that something might be the case

Key Grammar Structures

• YOU'RE ON THE PHONE WITH YOUR GIRLFRIEND, SHE'S UPSET

  ➔ Present Continuous (You're on the phone) and Adjective (upset)

  ➔ "You're on the phone" uses the present continuous to describe an action happening now. "Upset" is an adjective describing the girlfriend's emotional state.

• CAUSE SHE DOESN'T GET YOUR HUMOR LIKE I DO

  ➔ Negative Present Simple (doesn't get), Comparison (like I do)

  ➔ "Doesn't get" is the negative form of the present simple. "Like I do" is a shortened comparison, meaning "like I get your humor".

• BUT SHE WEARS SHORT SKIRTS, I WEAR T-SHIRTS

  ➔ Present Simple (wears), Contrast (But)

  ➔ "Wears" is the present simple, indicating a habitual action. "But" highlights the contrast between the two characters.

• DREAMING ABOUT THE DAY WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND FIND

  ➔ Gerund (Dreaming), Relative Clause (when you wake up and find)

  ➔ "Dreaming" is a gerund, acting as the subject of the sentence. "When you wake up and find" is a relative clause modifying "the day".

• IF YOU COULD SEE THAT I'M THE ONE WHO UNDERSTANDS YOU

  ➔ Second Conditional (If you could see), Relative Clause (who understands you)

  ➔ "If you could see" is the condition clause of a second conditional, expressing an unlikely or hypothetical situation. "Who understands you" is a relative clause modifying "the one".

• BEEN HERE ALL ALONG, SO WHY CAN'T YOU SEE?

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous (Been here), Interrogative Form (Why can't you see?)

  ➔ "Been here all along" is a shortened version of "I have been here all along," using the present perfect continuous to emphasize the duration of being present. "Why can't you see?" is a question using an auxiliary verb.

• WALKING THE STREETS WITH YOU AND YOUR WORN-OUT JEANS

  ➔ Present Participle (Walking), Adjective (Worn-out)

  ➔ "Walking" is a present participle, functioning as an adjective describing an implied subject (I am walking). "Worn-out" is an adjective describing the jeans.