Dear John is a 2010 song by Taylor Swift on the album Speak Now.

The song is written about John Mayer who she had a brief relationship with. She also worked with him on a song of his called Half of My Heart.

John Mayer, who has publicly talked in revealing detail about his relationships with various famous women, has whined in an interview in Rolling Stones about Taylor writing the song about him. He said about Taylor humiliating him with the song. [1]

Lyrics

Long were the nights when my days once revolved around you

Counting my footsteps praying the floor won't fall through again

And my mother accused me of losing my mind

But I swore I was fine

You paint me a blue sky and go back and turn it to rain

And I lived in your chess game

But you changed the rules everyday

Wondering which version of you I might get on the phone

Tonight

Well I stopped picking up and this song is to let you know why

Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

I should've known

Well maybe it's me and my blind optimism to blame

Or maybe it's you and your sick need to give love then take it away

And you'll add my name to your long list of traitors who don't understand

And I'll look back and regret how I ignored when they said

Run as fast as you can

Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

Dear John, I see it all now it was wrong

Don't you think 19's too young to be played by

Your dark twisted games when I loved you so

I should've known

You are an expert at sorry

And keeping lines blurry

Never impressed by me acing your tests

All the girls that you've run dry

Have tired, lifeless eyes

Cause you burned them out

But I took your matches before fire could catch me

So don't look now

I'm shining like fireworks

Over your sad empty town

Dear John, I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress cried the whole way home

I see it all now that you're gone

Don't you think I was too young to be messed with

The girl in the dress wrote you a song

You should've known

You should've known

Don't you think I was too young

You should've known

External link

• Official Website page for this song