In 2006, Taylor Swift burst onto the scene and she is now the biggest country star of the past decade. Her debut album was full of hits; however, fan favorite and album track "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" is a testament to the young artists' songwriting abilities. Within "Mary" she tells the story of a young boy and girl, friends who grew up together and fell in love.
Their dad's joked about the two of them, while their mom's just smiled and said "my, my my." The last verse of the song tells how after being friends, dating, breaking up and getting back together, they eventually decide to get married. Taylor sings from him to "Take me back to the time where we walked down the aisle, our whole town came and our mommas cried, you said I do, and I did too, take me home where we met so many years before, we'll rock our babies on that very front porch, after all this time, you and I...when I'll be 87 you'll be 89 I'll still look at you like that stars that shine in the sky oh my my my my."
It was songs like this, along with "Cold As You" and second single "Teardrops on My Guitar" that set Ms. Swift up for an amazing career as a songwriter who is able to connect with her audience lyrically that no other has been able to do on a mainstream level in a very long time.
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