This song is Swift's response to the negative reputation the media has given her.
"I can make the bad guys good for a weekend" - the bad guys are the paparazzi to Swift, but are good to the "player" since association with Swift immediately gives publicity. Any publicity is good publicity and Swift knows this.
"You can tell me when it's over" - the tabloids rumor relationships are over before the couple announces it officially.
With this song Swift is portraying the way she is portrayed by the media.
It is a sarcastic jab at how she views herself and how her "ex-lovers" only wanted to be with her to increase their fame.
I applaud the brilliance in writing about how you always write about relationships.
It is expected so Swift is giving the media what they want and profiting off the attention.
We were driving in a van
All over the place
Broke down in Mankato
I thought it was outer space
We got home
We got a call on the phone
15,000 for 1 record
Cuz we needed a new van
They put it out
18.50 in record stores
No lyric sheets in the tapes and records
Starting feeling like whores
They had the option of a second record
20,000 dollars more
Enough money to put out our own records
If only we had some more songs
So I wrote this one to say
Sorry for the overpriced records
If you send us a letter we'll send you a lyric sheet
The address is 1235 Cortez Dr. #1 Sunnyvale, CA 94086
All over the place
Broke down in Mankato
I thought it was outer space
We got home
We got a call on the phone
15,000 for 1 record
Cuz we needed a new van
They put it out
18.50 in record stores
No lyric sheets in the tapes and records
Starting feeling like whores
They had the option of a second record
20,000 dollars more
Enough money to put out our own records
If only we had some more songs
So I wrote this one to say
Sorry for the overpriced records
If you send us a letter we'll send you a lyric sheet
The address is 1235 Cortez Dr. #1 Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Lyrics submitted by oofus
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