[Pre-Chorus]

And I know it's long gone and

There was nothing else I could do

And I forget about you long enough

To forget why I needed to

 

[Chorus]

'Cause there we are again in the middle of the night

We're dancing 'round the kitchen in the refrigerator light

Down the stairs, I was there

I remember it all too well

And there we are again when nobody had to know

You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath

Sacred prayer and we'd swear

To remember it all too well, yeah

 

Taylor membagikan momen yang lebih pribadi dan mengungkapkan rasa sakit yang dia ingat setelah ia merasa seperti dirahasiakan.

 

[Bridge]

Well, maybe we got lost in translation

Maybe I asked for too much

But maybe this thing was a masterpiece

'Til you tore it all up

Running scared, I was there

I remember it all too well

And you call me up again just to break me like a promise

So casually cruel in the name of being honest

I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here

'Cause I remember it all, all, all

 

Taylor menyebutkan kemungkinan hal-hal yang bisa menyebabkan perpisahan mereka dan bagaimana perpisahan itu memengaruhi perasaannya.

 

[Verse 3]

They say all's well that ends well, but I'm in a new Hell

Every time you double-cross my mind

You said if we had been closer in age maybe it would have been fine

And that made me want to die

The idea you had of me, who was she?

A never-needy, ever-lovely jewel whose shine reflects on you

Not weeping in a party bathroom

Some actress asking me what happened, you

That's what happened, you

You who charmed my dad with self-effacing jokes

Sipping coffee like you're on a late-night show

But then he watched me watch the front door all night, willing you to come

And he said, "It's supposed to be fun turning twenty-one"

 

Di verse ketiga ini, Taylor mengungkapkan bahwa mantannya putus dengannya karena perbedaan usia ketika dia seharusnya bersenang-senang untuk ulang tahunnya yang ke-21.

 

[Chorus]

Time won't fly, it's like I'm paralyzed by it

I'd like to be my old self again, but I'm still trying to find it

After plaid shirt days and nights when you made me your own

Now you mail back my things and I walk home alone

But you keep my old scarf from that very first week

'Cause it reminds you of innocence and it smells like me

You can't get rid of it

'Cause you remember it all too well, yeah

'Cause there we are again when I loved you so

Back before you lost the one real thing you've ever known

 

Taylor melihat kembali akan hidupnya setelah berpisah dan ia berbagai bagaimana dia mendambakan rasa normal dan dirinya yang dahulu.

 

[Verse 4]

And I was never good at telling jokes, but the punch line goes

I'll get older, but your lovers stay my age

From when your Brooklyn broke my skin and bones

I'm a soldier who's returning half her weight

And did the twin flame bruise paint you blue?

Just between us, did the love affair maim you, too?

'Cause in this city's barren cold

I still remember the first fall of snow

And how it glistened as it fell

I remember it all too well

 

Pada verse keempat, hal-hal menjadi sedikit lebih memanas.

Taylor menggunakan pepatah lama untuk bercanda tentang mantannya yang jauh lebih tua itu karena ternyata ia terus berkencan dengan wanita seusia Taylor setelah mereka putus.

 

[Outro]

Just between us, did the love affair maim you all too well?

Just between us, do you remember it all too well?

Just between us, I remember it (Just between us), all too well

Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there

Down the stairs, I was there, I was there

Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there

It was rare, you remember it all too well

Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there

Down the stairs, I was there, I was there

Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there

It was rare, you remember it

Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there

Down the stairs, I was there, I was there

Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there

It was rare, you remember it

Wind in my hair, I was there, I was there

Down the stairs, I was there, I was there

Sacred prayer, I was there, I was there

It was rare, you remember it

 

Saat dia semakin dekat ke akhir lagu, Taylor menemukan kepercayaan diri dan kepastian dalam apa yang dia ingat dan bagaimana perasaannya.

 

[Post-Chorus]

It was rare, I was there

I remember it all too well

Wind in my hair, you were there

You remember it all

Down the stairs, you were there

You remember it all

It was rare, I was there

I remember it all too well