you re on the phone with your boyfriend he s upset he s going off about something that you said cause he doesn t get your humor like i do i m in the room it s a typical tuesday night i m listenin to the kind of music he doesn t like he ll never know your story like i do cause he pops collars i rock converse he plays football and i wouldn t bother dreaming bout the day when you wake up and find that what you re looking for has been here the whole time if you could see that i m the one who understands you been here all along so why can t you see you belong with me you belong with me walking the streets with you in your skinny jeans i can t help thinkin this is how it ought to be laughin on a park bench thinkin to myself isn t this easy and you ve got a smile that can light up this whole town i haven t seen it in a while since he brought you down you say you re fine i know you re better than that hey wha cha doin with a boy like that cause he s so popular i m just awkward he plays football and i wouldn t bother dreamin bout the day when you wake up and find that what you re lookin for has been here the whole time if you could see that i m the one who understands you been here all along so why can t you see you belong with me you belong with me standing by and waiting out your back door all this time how could you not know baby you belong with me you belong with me ooh i remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night i m the one that makes you laugh when you know you re bout to cry and i know your favorite songs and you tell me bout your dreams think i know where you belong think i know it s with me can t you see that i m the one who understands you been here all along so why can t you see you belong with me standing by and waiting out your back door all this time how could you not know baby you belong with me you belong with me you belong with me have you ever thought just maybe you belong with me you belong with me