I dont know why all the trees change in the fall

I have four daughters. This song got to me, I will admit. "The Best Day". Taylor Swift is a very commercial artist, puts out very overproduced pop.

But if you can strip away all that and listen to the song, she is a good songwriter. This is a little saccharine but very well done. The lyrics are down below.





Im five years old
Its getting cold
Ive got
A big coat on

I hear your laugh
And look up smiling at you
And run and run

At the pumpkin patch
The tractor rolls on
The sky is gold
I hug your legs and fall asleep
The whole way home

I dont know why all the trees change in the fall
I know that youre not scared of anything at all
Dont know if Snow Whites house is near or far away
But I know that I had the best day
With you today

Im thirteen now
And dont know how my friends
Could be so mean

I come crying
You hold me tight
And grab the keys

And you drive and drive
Until weve found a town
Far enough away

And we talk and window-shop
Until Ive forgotten all their names

I dont know who Im gonna talk to
Now at school
I know Im laughing on the car ride home with you
Dont know how long its gonna take to feel okay
But I know I had the best day
With you today

I have an excellent father
His strength is making me stronger
God smiles on my little brother
Inside and out
Hes better than nothing

I grew up in a pretty house
And I had space to run
And I had the best days with you

There is a video
I found from back when I was three
You set up a paint set in the kitchen
And youre talking to me

Its the edge of princesses and pirate ships
And the seven dwarves
Daddys smart
And youre the prettiest lady in the whole wide world

Now I know why all the trees change in the fall
And you were on my side
Even when I was wrong
And I love you for giving me your eyes
Staying back and watching me shine

And I didnt know if you knew
So Im taking this chance to say
That I had the best day
With you today