Who I've Always Been Lyrics - Taylor Swift

1 You walk in here with your guitar man

2 Your shiny boots and your full on band

3 A smile on your face, a knife in your hand

4 Singing songs you gotta memorize

5 With whatever talent money buys

6 So polished that it slips right through your hands

7 Don't worry yourself I ain't your competition

8 Don't flatter yourself that was never my intention

9 I wanna talk about what you are that I ain't

10 Let's talk about what you do that I can't

11 Let's talk about me and you in an empty room

12 And who wins

13 Let's talk about what you did to get here

14 Let's talk about blood and sweat and tears

15 Let's talk about what you wanna be

16 And who I've always been

17 I walk in here with a beat up case

18 The same guitar I've always played

19 And the words I wrote down on a page

20 When I was 12 years old and small town raised

21 You tell the crowd you're paying dues

22 I'd tell them this is what I do

23 And it's what I put my life into

24 As I breathe the smoke and cheap perfume

25 They say life on music row is rough conditions

26 Oh, but the easy ride was never my ambition

27 I wanna talk about what you are that I ain't

28 Let's talk about what you do that I can't

29 Let's talk about me and you in an empty room

30 And who wins

31 Let's talk about what you did to get here

32 Let's talk about blood and sweat and tears

33 Let's talk about what you wanna be

34 And who I've always been

35 Let's talk about your childhood days

36 You were the prom queen, I was on this stage

37 So where's that crown gotten you these days?

38 When it's me and you and the same damn games

39 So what've you got that I ain't?

40 And what do you do that I can't?

41 Let's put me and you in an empty room and see who wins

42 Let's talk about what you did to get here

43 Let's talk about blood and sweat and tears

44 Let's talk about what you wanna be, girl

45 And who I've always been