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I’m Only Me When I’m with You Lyrics

“I’m Only Me When I’m With You” is the twelfth song from the bonus track version of Taylor’s debut eponymous album, Taylor Swift. The song is about Taylor and her best friend Abigail Anderson. It speaks… Read More [Verse 1]Friday night beneath the starsIn a field behind your yardYou and I are painting pictures in the skyAnd sometimes, we don't say a thingJust listen to the crickets singEverything I need is right here by my side[Pre-Chorus]And I know everything about youI don't wanna live without you[Chorus]I'm only up when you're not downDon't wanna fly if you're still on the groundIt's like no matter what I doWell, you drive me crazy half the timeThe other half, I'm only tryin' toLet you know that what I feel is trueAnd I'm only me when I'm with you[Verse 2]Just a small-town boy and girlLivin' in a crazy worldTryna figure out what is and isn't trueAnd I don't try to hide my tearsMy secrets or my deepest fearsThrough it all, nobody gets me like you doYou might also like[Pre-Chorus]And you know everything about meYou say that you can't live without me[Chorus]I'm only up when you're not downDon't wanna fly if you're still on the groundIt's like no matter what I doWell, you drive me crazy half the timeThe other half, I'm only tryin' toLet you know that what I feel is trueAnd I'm only me when I'm with you[Bridge]When I'm with anybody elseIt's so hard to be myselfAnd only you can tell[Chorus]That I'm only up when you're not downDon't wanna fly if you're still on the groundIt's like no matter what I doWell, you drive me crazy half the timeThe other half, I'm only tryin' toLet you know that what I feel is trueAnd I'm only meWho I wanna beWell, I'm only me when I'm with you[Outro]With youUh-huh-huh, yeah11EmbedCancel

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“I’m Only Me When I’m With You” is the twelfth song from the bonus track version of Taylor’s debut eponymous album, Taylor Swift.

The song is about Taylor and her best friend Abigail Anderson. It speaks volumes of how they know each other so well and feel free to be themselves when they are together. The video features Abigail and other of Swift’s friends and family. It has a laid-back setting and shows a more family oriented side of her.

Even though the song is about Abigail, the video implies that she loves her family deeply, and would be nothing without them.

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Ask a questionWhen did Swift record this song?Genius Answer1 contributor

Robert Ellis Orrall confirmed via Instagram that they recorded the song on January 21st, 2004, along with “A Place In This World” and her unreleased track “What Do You Say.”

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“I’m Only Me When I’m With You” is certified Platinum by the RIAA.

+3Is there a live performance of "I’m Only Me When I’m with You" by Taylor Swift?Genius Answer1 contributor +3Who produced “I’m Only Me When I’m with You” by Taylor Swift?When did Taylor Swift release “I’m Only Me When I’m with You”?Who wrote “I’m Only Me When I’m with You” by Taylor Swift?reputation Stadium Tour Surprise Song Playlist (2018)Taylor Swift

1. 1. All Too Well
2. 2. Wildest Dreams
3. 3. The Best Day
4. 4. Red
5. 5. Holy Ground
6. 6. Teardrops on My Guitar (Radio Single Remix)
7. 7. Our Song
8. 8. 22
9. 9. I Knew You Were Trouble.
10. 10. I Don’t Wanna Live Forever
11. 11. Mean
12. 12. How You Get The Girl
13. 13. So It Goes...
14. 14. Fifteen
15. 15. Mine
16. 16. Sparks Fly
17. 17. State of Grace
18. 18. Haunted
19. 19. Never Grow Up
20. 20. Treacherous
21. 21. Babe
22. 22. Welcome to New York
23. 23. Fearless
24. 24. Enchanted
25. 25. Change
26. 26. Ours
27. 27. Out Of The Woods
28. 28. Come Back... Be Here
29. 29. A Place In This World
30. 30. This Love
31. 31. The Lucky One
32. 32. Invisible
33. 33. Breathe
34. 34. Better Man
35. 35. Jump Then Fall
36. 36. Begin Again
37. 37. Tied Together with a Smile
38. 38. The Story of Us
39. 39. Forever & Always
40. 40. Hey Stephen
41. 41. Speak Now
42. 42. Wonderland
43. 43. White Horse
44. 44. I’m Only Me When I’m with You
45. 45. Starlight
46. 46. I Know Places

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