The Moment I Knew (Taylor's Version)

You should've been there

Should've burst through the door

With that "Baby, I'm right here" smile

And it would've felt like

A million little shining stars that just align

And I would've been so happy

Christmas lights glisten

I've got my eye on the door

Just waitin' for you to walk in

But the time is tickin'

People ask me how I've been

As I comb back through my memory

How you said you'd be here

You said you'd be here

And it was like slow motion

Standing there in my party dress

In red lipstick

With no one to impress

And they're all laughin'

As I'm lookin' around the room

But therе was one thing missin'

And that was the moment I knеw

And the hours pass by

Now I just wanna be alone

But your close friends always seem to know

When there's somethin' really wrong

So they follow me down the hall

And there in the bathroom

I try not to fall apart

And the sinking feelin' starts

As I say hopelessly

"He said he'd be here"

And it was like slow motion

Standing there in my party dress

In red lipstick

With no one to impress

And they're all laughin'

And asking me about you

But there was one thing missin'

And that was the moment I knew

What do you say

When tears are streaming down your face

In front of everyone you know?

And what do you do

When the one who means the most to you

Is the one who didn't show?

You should've been here

And I would've been so happy

And it was like slow motion

Standing there in my party dress

In red lipstick

With no one to impress

And they're all standin' around me, singin'

"Happy birthday to you"

But there was one thing missin'

And that was the moment I knew

(Oh) Oh, I knew

(Oh)

You called me later

And said, "I'm sorry I didn't make it"

And I said, "I'm sorry too"

And that was the moment I knew