Song: Back To December -- Taylor Swift

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A midtempo pop song that talks about how much a girl regrets treating her boyfriend badly and requested for a break-up in exchange for freedom, in the end realised that she was wrong and she didn't realise how much she was blessed with when they were together.

I like the continuous singing at the chorus, this is the best part of the song!

An excellent narrative song. A sad sad sad song...

Lyrics (modified and corrected)

I’m so glad you made time to see me
How’s life, tell me how’s your family
I haven’t seen them in a while
You’ve been good, busier than ever
Small talk, work and the weather
Your guard is up and I know why
Because the last time you saw me
Is still burning in the back of your mind
You gave me roses and I left them there to die

[Chorus]
So this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December all the time.
It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
I go back to December turn around and make it all right
I go back to December all the time.

These days I haven’t been sleeping
Staying up late playing back myself leaving
When your birthday passed and I didn’t call
Then I think about summer all the beautiful times 
I watched you laughing from the passenger side
And realized I loved you in the fall
And then the cold came and the dark days
When fear crept into my mind
You gave me all your love
And all I gave you was goodbye

[Chorus]
So this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you saying I’m sorry for that night
And I go back to December all the time.
It turns out freedom ain’t nothing but missing you
Wishing I realized what I had when you were mine
I go back to December turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time.

I miss your texting, your sweet smiles.
So good to me, so right
And how you held me in your arms that September night
The first time you ever saw me cry
Maybe this is wishful thinking
Probably mindless dreaming
If we loved again I swear I’d love you right
I’d go back in time and change it but I can’t
So if the chain is on your door I understand

[Chorus]
But this is me swallowing my pride standing in front of you saying I'm sorry for that night
And I go back to December
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
I'd go back to December turn around and make it all right
I'd go back to December turn around and change my own mind
I go back to December all the time
All the time

Vocabulary:
swallowing my pride -- lowering down one's pride
playing back myself leaving -- recalling the moment when she was leaving like "play back" using VHS.
wishful thinking -- (n) [U] the imagining or discussion of a very unlikely future event or situation as if it were possible and might one day happen
mindless -- (adj) stupid and meaning nothing
swear -- (vb) [I or T] to state or promise that you are telling the truth or that you will do something or behave in a particular way
chain is on your door -- the ex-boyfriend's door is locked by a chain, meaning that the girl is not welcome.


Resources:
Taylor Swift - Back To December
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUwxKWT6m7U&feature=player_embedded

Back to December @ Direct Lyrics
http://www.directlyrics.com/taylor-swift-back-to-december-lyrics.html

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/wishful-thinking?q=wishful
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/swear_2