All Too Well Jakes Version
John Elliott
[Verse 1]
Hey, Taylor, how are you doin'? It's been a while
I'm at my sister's house, and I found your scarf behind the couch
What's your address? I'll mail it back
How crazy is that, it's been here for ten years

[Verse 2]
And it's kinda got me thinkin' 'bout the time we spent
And I've been feelin' pretty bad about how it all went
I was sort of a dick then, and I'm sorry 'bout that
It was a tough time in my career, five years after "Brokeback"

[Pre-Chorus]
And I know it's all over and
It was only three months
And you've probably moved on
But I guess I still think about us (Ooh)

[Chorus]
'Cause there we are again, and we are lookin' so hot
I almost ran the red, 'cause I saw a parking spot
Wind in your hair, I was there
I remember it all too well
[Verse 3]
And I'm sorry about my mom, she was so over the top
And when she showed you old pictures, I was just wishin' she would stop (Ooh)
'Cause my sister just got married, and mom was pressuring me
I was like, "We just started dating, let's slow down a little, please" (Ooh)
And I was tossin' you the car keys
'Cause I had to read a script for an audition
I was hopin' you would drive
And I was thinkin' on the ride down, anytime now
I'm gonna say, "Let's quit, I'm just not that into it"
'Til we were buried in the drama
And, yeah, maybe you were asking for too much
I mean, jeez (Ooh)
And then I wondered where it went to, as I reached for you
But all I felt was weird, as I held you to my beard (Ooh)

[Pre-Chorus]
And I was looking like I did
At the end of "Donnie Darko"
Maybe that's all that love is
Just a blockbuster movie that we borrow

[Chorus]
'Cause there we are again, lookin' at pictures on your phone
I knew you were just a kid, and we'd be better off alone
Down the stairs, I was there
I remember it all too well
I was lookin' for a good time, you were lookin' for a song
I thought it was just a fling, but maybe I was stringin' you along
I hear you and me too
I remember it all too well
[Bridge]
Maybe we just didn't make sense, maybe I was hung up on "Reese"
Or maybe I am just a product of the patriarchy
To be fair, I was there
I remember it all too well
And then I called you up again, just to tell you the truth
But the words came out wrong, and I only hurt you
Then I knew you were gonna write a song about me
I remember it all, all, all

[Verse 4]
They say, "All's well that ends well," but I'm in a new hell
Every time I open Spotify
I said, "If we had been closer in age, maybe it would work out fine"
And I still think that was right
The idea you had of me, who was he?
A needy beta, washed up, stupid stone, who could not shine alone
Not shaking in a party bathroom
Some actor askin' me what happened, you
That's what happened, you
I met your dad, and tried to make him laugh
And maybe network just a little, is that so bad?
I did not want to miss your birthday, I knew it would be fun
But I had to let you go, 'cause you were only twenty-one

[Verse 5]
A decade later now, and I still think about that time
You were a teen pop queen, I was the sexiest man alive
Like in "The Day After Tomorrow," nothing really makes sense
You're writing ten-minute hit songs, and the world's gonna end
But you're just cashin' in on our little affair
That's the music business now, and there are people who care
You're a star, I'm a star
I remember it all too well
[Chorus]
'Cause there we are again, Obama's on TV
You're lying in my bed reading "The Hunger Games" to me
And we made the right call
I remember it all too well
It wasn't right, I was there
I remember it all
Just three months, I was there
I remember it all
It was legal, I was there
I remember it all too well

[Verse 6]
And now I know I'm just a cliché joke, and the punchline goes
"You'll get older but my lovers stay your age"
I'm almost forty-one now, and I'm much more wise
I'm dating a model, and she's twenty-five
So, you were right about that, but we're doin' well
Our private life is private, not something we sell
But 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

[Outro]
Just between us, the love affair maimed me all too well
Just between us, I remember it all too well
Just between us, I remember it all too well
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
To be fair, I was there, I was there
It was rare, I remember it
Did my hair, I was there, I was there
Down the stairs, I was there, I was there
To be fair, I was there, I was there
It was rare, I remember it
Did my hair, I was there, I was there
Down the stairs I was there, I was there
To be fair, I was there, I was there
It was rare, I remember it
Write the lyrics for a pop song made in 2021, titled "All Too Well Jakes Version", by artist "John Elliott".