[ Featuring Taylor Swift ]
New to town with a made-up name
In the angel's city, chasing fortune and fame
And the camera flashes, making it look like a dream
You had it figured out since you were in school
Everybody loves pretty, everybody loves cool
So overnight, you felt the need to be seen
And now, his name goes up in lights
I wish I had that life
Let me tell you now, he's the lucky one
Let me tell you now, he's the lucky one
Let me tell you now, he's the lucky one
Oh, oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh
Now it's big black cars and Riviera views
And your lover in the foyer doesn't even know you
And your secrets end up splashed on the news front page
And they tell you that they need you because you're so good
But you don't feel treasured, you just feel used
And all the dumb things line up to take your place
And now your name goes up in lights
Why wonder if you'll make it out alive?
Let me tell you now, you're the lucky one
Let me tell you now, you're the lucky one
Let me tell you now, you're the lucky one
Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh, oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
It was a few years later, I made it here
And they still tell the legend of why she disappeared
How she took her money and her dignity and got the hell out
They say she bought a bunch of land somewhere
Chose to live freely, ""free from all the despair""
And it took some time, but I understand it now
'Cause now my name is up in lights
I'm thinking what they did was just alright
And they tell me now, I'm the lucky one
And they tell me now, I'm the lucky one
And they tell me now, I'm the lucky one
No, no, no
Let me tell you now, I'm not the lucky one
Let me tell you now, I'm not the lucky one
Let me tell you now, I'm not the lucky one
Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh-oh, oh
