I like the way you want me
Every night for so long baby
I like the way you needed me
Every time things got rocky
I was believing in you
Was I mistaken do you mean
Do you mean what you say
When you say our love could last
forever
(Chorus)
But I'd rather you be mean than love
and lie
I'd rather hear the truth and have to
say goodbye
I'd rather take a blow at least then I
would know
But baby don't you break my heart
slow
I like the way you'd hold me
Every night for so long baby
I like the way you'd sing to me
Every time things got rocky
I was believing in you
Was I mistaken do you say
Do you say what you mean
When you say our love could last
forever
(Chorus)
Cause I'd rather you be mean than
love and lie
I'd rather hear the truth and have to
say goodbye
I'd rather take a blow at least then I
would know
But baby don't you break my heart
slow
(Bridge)
You would run around and leave me
on forever
While I stay at home still thinking
we're together
I wanted our love to last forever
(Chorus)
But I'd rather you be mean than love
and lie
I'd rather hear the truth and have to
say goodbye
I'd rather take a blow at least then I
would know
But baby don't you break my heart
slow
Baby don't you break my heart slow
NOT written by Taylor Swift. Both music and lyrics were written by Vonda Shepard in 1999, when Taylor was 10 years old.