"By the Way", sebuah balada pedih oleh Taylor Swift, menjalin kisah seseorang yang terluka akibat cinta yang telah lalu. Liriknya mengungkapkan perasaan menyesal dan kerinduan saat penyanyi menyaksikan mantan kekasihnya bergerak bersama orang lain. Meski berjuang untuk mengatasi rasa sakit hati, hati mereka masih menyimpan harapan bahwa suatu hari mereka dapat bersatu kembali. Melalui pengulangan frasa "By the Way", lagu ini mengisyaratkan keinginan penyanyi untuk menyampaikan semua hal yang tidak terucapkan, sebuah pengakuan yang tulus atas cinta yang tidak pernah terwujud.
By The Way Lyrics
Taylor Swift
I had to catch my breath
When I saw you there across the room
Holdin her hand
I'd have never guessed
That starting over would look so good on you
But here I am
Still believing there might come a day
We'll pick up where we left off
And by the way
Your eyes are dancing
I'll say the chances of that
Are getting slim
And by the way
My hearts still breaking
It's going take it a while
To love again
So many things that I forgot to say
By the way
I should've let you know
All the way's you made me feel alive
I guess it's too late
So I'll just get my coat
And make my way into this breezy night
Give you one last wave
Maybe you'll drop what youre doing
And come over here and say
I'm looking good
And by the way
Your eyes are dancing
I'll say the chances of that
Are getting slim
And by the way
My hearts still breaking
It's going take it a while
To love again
So many things that I forgot to say
By the way
You still look amazing
And I must have been crazy
To let you get away
By the way
If you ever wondered
Still got the same old number
Just in case
I still miss you
And I still love you
By the way
By the way oh
When I saw you there across the room
Holdin her hand
I'd have never guessed
That starting over would look so good on you
But here I am
Still believing there might come a day
We'll pick up where we left off
And by the way
Your eyes are dancing
I'll say the chances of that
Are getting slim
And by the way
My hearts still breaking
It's going take it a while
To love again
So many things that I forgot to say
By the way
I should've let you know
All the way's you made me feel alive
I guess it's too late
So I'll just get my coat
And make my way into this breezy night
Give you one last wave
Maybe you'll drop what youre doing
And come over here and say
I'm looking good
And by the way
Your eyes are dancing
I'll say the chances of that
Are getting slim
And by the way
My hearts still breaking
It's going take it a while
To love again
So many things that I forgot to say
By the way
You still look amazing
And I must have been crazy
To let you get away
By the way
If you ever wondered
Still got the same old number
Just in case
I still miss you
And I still love you
By the way
By the way oh
