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Taylor Swift – White Horse lyrics
Say you're sorry, that face of an angel
Comes out just when you need it to
As I paced back and forth all this time
Cause I honestly believed in you

Holding on, the days drag on
Stupid girl, I should have known
I should have known

I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell

This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you and your white horse, to come around

Baby I was naive, got lost in your eyes
And never really had a chance
(My mistake, I didn't know to be in love
You had to fight to have the upper hand)
I had so many dreams about you and me
Happy endings, now I know

I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairy tale
I'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet
Lead her up the stairwell

This ain't Hollywood, this is a small town
I was a dreamer before you went and let me down
Now it's too late for you and your white horse, to come around

And there you are on your knees
Begging for forgiveness, begging for me
Just like I always wanted but I'm so sorry

Cause I'm not your princess, this ain't a fairytale
I'm gonna find someone someday who might actually treat me well
This is a big world, that was a small town
There in my rearview mirror disappearing now

And it's too late for you and your white horse
Now it's too late for you and your white horse, to catch me now

Oh, whoa, whoa, whoa
Try and catch me now
Oh, it's too late to catch me now
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Songwriters: Elisabeth Wagner Rose, Taylor Alison Swift
White Horse lyrics © Anthem Entertainment, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
Submitted by kathrynyy
Corrected by Aliana Mariz U. Bolaños

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    Samantha_Taran 2008-11-14 03:59:46
    This song is saying that she loved him, and when he left she prayed and waited for the day hed come back around. But she sat around waiting and gave up relizing she couldn't be the things he wanted, and now hes ready. But she knows better now, cuz he broke her heart once. And shes saying that his sweet talking can't changer her mind.
    [[ oh white is tech. The color of purity, but I personally don't think it has anything to do with the song]]
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    posh_kath02 2010-12-07 03:35:00
    I was at a crucial stage of my relationship to someone when I first heard this song. Tears unexpectedly flowed from my eyes by then. This song related a lot to me. It hurts to think, that you are expecting that your relationship is forever. That you are his princess. But it is not!
    And now. That I am already getting my nerves back. Here he is again. Trying to come back to me. But it's too late!♥.
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    saren32 2010-09-17 23:49:03
    Well I was dating this guy for along time his name was roy morales and we were madly in love and I loved him to death and with all of my heart and I gave him my all just to get nothing in return but a broken heart he didn't even have the nerve to break up with me in person so the night he called me I was listening to this song and when he said that it was over I cried to it and every since then when I feel down and think that it was my fault I turn this song on and then I feel slightly better about myself. :[
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    stormgirl08 2009-06-28 22:27:52
    I just broke up with my bf b/c he cheated on me and I kno I am young but I am deeply hurt. I nvr relized how much meaning this song had 2 it until I experienced the same thing. And he has a face of an angel and a puppy voice that would make you do anything. I hope I find someone in my lifetime who treats me well and makes me smile for no apparent reason like garret did. Btw. Taylor is a great singer and songwriter and I hope she continues writing songs and being herself.
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    natnatnukka 2009-01-03 05:18:04
    I'm not big on meanings of songs or anything. But this song does strike me because its such an amazing yet true statement. To me this song indicates that this girl was the girl that the boy never seems to see more than just an average girl or friend. She loved him and dreamed daily and wished every moment that he would just sweep her off her feet like in romantic books or on love movies as Eragon661 pointed out. Though she desperately loved and dreamed he ended up hurting her and probably didn't notice until it was too late and he realized she doesn't need any of this. Love does happen but not in was that many girls would dream.
    This is just my thought of the song. I'm sure there are different way this song could go but this is just a thought.
    By the way. I really do love this song.
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    Tin Antonette 2016-07-28 11:46:38
    The song means about the believing in the so called forever but based on the girl experience its not true. Being fooled by the angelic face, sweet word behind poisonous lies. But in the end she realizes and being awaken by the lies that she believed on because of her great love and affectionate feeling that she felt. Before that she even don't know she let her self being fooled. She feels like she's one of the Disney princesses having their prince charming but in the end only tears was left on her. The memories seem like a toilet paper that after being used can be thrown away.
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    Unregistered 2015-06-16 03:52:14
    This song is about this boy who has been very mean to the girl and she was so in love with him, she had so many dreams about their future and now she realizes that he is not Prince Charming and he tries to apologize, but it is too late. She leaves him and becomes stronger!
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    Unregistered 2015-05-08 17:56:15
    This song means a lot to me. I had this boyfriend who I really cared about he meant the world to me. This song means a lot because when he broke my heart. I was waiting and waiting for him want me back. I never begged for him I just waited dressing cute and wishing he would want me again. Of course just like every other player he came back wanting another chance wanting me take him back and his words man how I wish he meant those things in the letters he wrote me. I took him back four times it took me four times to learn my lesson to understand that I'm not his happy ending I'm not his princess. I wish I had been he tried coming back couple of other times but it's too late. Now the damage is done. Now nothing can fix my broken heart when I hear this song I cry cause of the pain.
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    Unregistered 2013-11-16 04:13:49
    I think this song is about when a guy cheats on a girl who is his girlfriend. The guy does not realize that his actions is hurting the girl. This happened to me once where I had a boyfriend and then I realized that he was kind of cheating on me by liking a girl while we were dating that he liked since the first day of school. The worst part of it was that he didn't even like me when we were together. Another not good thing that he later told me that when I asked him out he hated it. Also, my friend knew that he liked the girl but didn't tell me. He broke up with me twice!; Once on March 26th and april foolz day! I think this song can realte to my story because it is about a guy who made some wrong decisions.
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    luvthamusic 2012-08-27 15:43:45
    I think it is about a girl who realizes her lover isn't all she thought he was. He let her down and ruined their chances for that desired "happy ending". She realizes that he's no prince charming or knight in shining armour. He won't swoop her off her feet and carry her away.
    He comes back asking for forgiveness, but it's too late to come and rescue her. As much as she wants to go back to him, it's too late for him and his white horse to come around.
    I love this song!
    This meaning was posted twice (oops) because I had posted it before without signing in:.
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    Unregistered 2012-08-27 15:25:37
    I think it is about a girl who realizes her lover isn't all she thought he was. He let her down and ruined their chances for that desired "happy ending". She realizes that he's no prince charming or knight in shining armour. He won't swoop her off her feet and carry her away.
    He comes back asking for forgiveness, but it's too late to come and rescue her. As much as she wants to go back to him, it's too late for him and his white horse to come around.
    I love this song!
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    shirlesJ 2009-12-01 18:31:40
    I cried when I herd this song, I'm not into country. But taylor swift puts a lot of emotion into her songs. This song touched me alot.
    Its talking about how much she wanted this guy and how much she wantd to be with him. Yet it turned out how he wasnt with her in the end. And how now shes going away from that small little town, into this other big one and how she knows there will be another guy out there.
    But ya, this taylor swift song I do like! :)
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    jamron 2009-10-14 14:36:53
    If only I can turn back the time. Maybe right now. Single pa rin ako at hindi ko siya kasama ngayon. Kung sana hindi ko nalang pinatawad siya noon, siguro masaya ako ngayon. Kung sana narinig ko tong kanta noon. Siguro naging matapang ako na iwanan sia. Pero huli na. Magakasama kami ngayon at nag sisisi ako bakit siya ang kasama ko ngayon. Gusto ko makawala sa lalaking mahl ko pero huli na may anak na kame. At pamilyado na akami kahit sa totoo parang hindi na ako masaya na kasama siya. =(
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    scooter1278 2009-03-12 18:50:39
    This really is a great song and I feel the same way about my boyfriend. But I keep running back to him, and he has broke my heart so many times. Idk y I keep running back to him tho. But this song made me realize that I need to get on with my life and leave him behind and find someone else that will treat me right and that will not break my heart everysecond he gets.
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    Isis 2009-03-23 04:40:01
    What I love about Taylor's songs is that she identifies every womans dreams no matter what age. We are all dreamers of falling in love and finding Prince Charming. When we believe in a guy we pretend we are living in a fairy tale. I believed I was the Princess. I believed that my "Joshy" was my Prince, however his lies let me down and this song hit the right spot. I love this song.
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    beautybabe 2009-02-17 20:38:24
    I love this song because I dedicate it to my ex kody he was always say'n he loved me and then he would dump me and ask me back and he would do it over and over again until one day I couldn't take it anymore and I had to say goodbye and now I have found some one new named coy withey hes a real big part of my life and I love him more than life hes my baby and hes the one for me:) ilove this song becuse it reminds me that everything happens for a reason. And that's why I'm were I am now>
    sincerly, Jamie miller, kansas.
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    HeadfirstxFearless 2008-12-24 09:38:43
    First of all.
    The lyrics are alll messed up. Which bothers me.
    This is a perfect song about a couple who breaks up. It's hard! It reminds me of my ex who keeps trying to get me back. But it's just not gonna work anymore. Feelings fade after a while.
    Or even about girls who get led on alot. And how it hurts after you start liking a guy and then they let you down. You think everything is perfect. Until you find out there's another girl or he just wants one thing!
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    yagami_light 2010-04-16 01:52:54
    T-Swift, your songs are good and sensible. But, I wonder why they're all 'bout boys? I mean, Carrie Underwood is a fellow country music singer too, but not all of her songs discriminate boys (at least, none that I've heard of). Try listenin' to Unapologize so you'll know how to write songs well. That's probably why boys don't like T-Swift. P. S., Taylor, (if you ever happen to read this), you really are not A princess.
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