He said the way my blue eyes shined
Put those Georgia stars to shame that night
I said: "That's a lie."
Just a boy in a Chevy truck
That had a tendency of gettin' stuck
On back roads at night
And I was right there beside him all summer long
And then the time we woke up to find that summer had gone

But when you think "Tim McGraw"
I hope you think my favorite song
The one we danced to all night long
The moon like a spotlight on the lake
When you think happiness
I hope you think "that little black dress"
Think of my head on your chest
And my old faded blue jeans
When you think Tim McGraw
I hope you think of me

September saw a month of tears
And thankin' God that you weren't here
To see me like that
But in a box beneath my bed
Is a letter that you never read
From three summers back
It's hard not to find it all a little bitter sweet
And lookin' back on all of that, it's nice to believe

But when you think "Tim McGraw"
I hope you think my favorite song
The one we danced to all night long
The moon like a spotlight on the lake
When you think happiness
I hope you think "that little black dress"
Think of my head on your chest
And my old faded blue jeans
When you think Tim McGraw
I hope you think of me

And I'm back for the first time since then
I'm standin' on your street
And there's a letter left on your doorstep
And the first thing that you'll read

Is when you think "Tim McGraw"
I hope you think my favorite song
Someday you'll turn your radio on
I hope it takes you back to that place
When you think happiness
I hope you think "that little black dress"
Think of my head on your chest
And my old faded blue jeans
When you think Tim McGraw
I hope you think of me

Oh, think of me
Mmm

You said the way my blue eyes shined
Put those Georgia stars to shame that night
I said, "That's a lie."



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"Tim McGraw" as written by Rose/swift

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    General Comment:Taylor Swift told Great American Country about this song: "If anyone has heard this song and really listened to it, they realize it's not about Tim McGraw. It's about a relationship that I was in. Just to set the record straight, it wasn't with Tim McGraw. It was with this guy I was dating and he was about to go off to college and I was thinking about all the things that I knew would remind him of me. I didn't really think of Tim McGraw personally when I wrote this song. It was a song where I was listing personal things. One of things that I listed was that my favorite song is by Tim McGraw." Swift added: "The guy I wrote Tim McGraw about, I dated him for about a year and we are still friends, but we don't talk that much because his new girlfriend isn't too much of a fan. He really thought it was cool that, even though we weren't going out anymore, I remembered our relationship nicely. I think that he was happy that I didn't write 'Picture To Burn' about him, another song on my album."


    When McGraw was co-hosting CMT's Country Countdown USA show with Lon Helton, he was asked by his co-host what he thought the first time he heard this song. Tim replied, "It was awesome. I didn't know if I should take it as a compliment, or if I should feel old." Helton then asked Taylor Swift the same question The young singer-songwriter responded: "Definitely it was meant as a compliment."


    Swift told the story of the song in press materials: "This song means so much to me, that's why we wanted it to be the first track on the album. The idea for this song came to me in math class. I just started singing to myself `When you think Tim McGraw.' The concept for this song hit me, because I was dating a guy who moved away, and it was going to be over for us. So I started thinking of things that I knew would remind him of me. The first thing that came to mind was that my favorite song is by Tim McGraw. After school, I went downtown, sat down at the piano, and wrote this with Liz Rose in fifteen minutes. It may be the best fifteen minutes I've ever experienced."
    Flag musicrocks13on November 11, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:This song reminds me of a relationship that's just too good to be true. The guy and the relationship are just so perfect and awesome and you're sitting there waiting for something horrible to happen, and the song is about how you know you'll feel when your relationship ends, like when the guy goes off to college.
    Flag klankford2on August 27, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:Can someone please tell me what tim mcgraw song shes talking about??
    Flag aerosmith4evaon August 11, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:3 years ago the brief part of summer after my 18 the birthday and 3 years after figuring out there is just NO POSSIBLE WAY we can work this song describes that time where you tried but failed to help me heal I'm glad you didn't see the hell i went through after a ruined birthday and three years of your games. All it did is made me stronger but that pain will never leave. I love taylor swift cause she brings those times of empowerment back to me!
    Flag lyrical_beautyon April 07, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:she broke up with a boy and is really hurting. but she wants him to remember the good times they had together. This is and awesome song and is really cute:)
    Love you taylor!
    Flag kayforeveron February 25, 2011   Link
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    My Opinion:I remember when this song first came out. she went to Nashville with this song. It's titled "Tim McGraw" i absolutely HATE when people tell me she is not country. she went to Nashville and her song is named after one of the most known country artist, she wears cowboy boots for heavens sake!! she is country.
    Flag ktbug33on August 19, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:She had a summer fling with a guy she really liked while she was on vacation, but they both knew they were going to end things when the summer ended. Even though they knew it would end soon enough, it was still sad for both of them to say goodbye. She's reminiscing on that awesome summer and hoping he remembers her they way she remembered him.
    Flag fhockeygirl77on July 09, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:beautiful song, by a beautiful girl. i love you, taylor. :)
    Flag ilovegingerboyson March 03, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning:this song is basically about how she had an amzing summer with her boyfriend, but they go to different schools so in september, they had to leave each other. she knows that that summer will never come back but hope the memories stick with him for the rest of his life like they did with her. LOVE this song.
    Flag ocie14on February 20, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:this song is so cute!
    it's about a guy and girl who used to go out
    but because of moving and long-distance relationships
    not always working they broke up
    though they're still friends.
    but she doesn't want him to forget all the good things
    all of the memories.
    Flag hititquititon December 13, 2009   Link

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