The song "Fortnight" by Taylor Swift and Post Malone tells a story about strong feelings, complicated relationships, and secret wishes. It talks about love, betrayal, and wanting someone who doesn't feel the same. The word "fortnight" shows short-lived happiness and guilty pleasures, leading to sadness. It shows how messy relationships can be and the results of hiding emotions. “I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me,” she kickstarts the song in the first verse with lines suggesting an admission to a hospital for people with mental illnesses. She goes in the verse admitting her lover is the reason why she is like this. In the chorus, she sings about their time in love and reflects on how he has now settled with someone else. “I took the miracle move-on drug, the effects were temporary / And I love you, it’s ruining my life,” on the second verse she details her struggles to forget about him and the negative effects of her failure. “Thought of callin’ ya, but you won’t pick up / ‘Nother fortnight lost in America,” Post Malone sings in the outro.
When you're down and troubled
And you need some love and care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you've got to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend
You've got a friend
When the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And the old north wind chill begin to blow
Yeah, then keep you head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
Well, ain't it good to know
That you've got a friend
'Cause people can be so cold
They'll hurt you, and desert you
They'll take your soul if you let them
But don't you let them
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running (running) to see you again
So baby let me tell you
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have got to do is call
And I'll be there (yes I will)
You've got a friend (you've got a friend)
Oh you've got a friend (you've got a friend)
Ain't it good to know
(You've got a friend)
Yeah you've got a friend
(You've got a friend)
C'mon people let's walk on the wild side
Walkin' on the wild side, c'mon now
Let me hear you say
That was good, com'on
Yeah
And I'll be there
And I'll be there (yes, I'll be there)
And I'll be there
And I'll be there (yes, I'll be there)
And I'll be there (yes, I'll be there)
And I'll be there oh oh
You've got a friend
And you need some love and care
And nothing, nothing is going right
Close your eyes and think of me
And soon I will be there
To brighten up even your darkest night
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you've got to do is call
And I'll be there
You've got a friend
You've got a friend
When the sky above you
Grows dark and full of clouds
And the old north wind chill begin to blow
Yeah, then keep you head together
And call my name out loud
Soon you'll hear me knocking at your door
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running to see you again
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have to do is call
And I'll be there
Well, ain't it good to know
That you've got a friend
'Cause people can be so cold
They'll hurt you, and desert you
They'll take your soul if you let them
But don't you let them
You just call out my name
And you know wherever I am
I'll come running (running) to see you again
So baby let me tell you
Winter, spring, summer or fall
All you have got to do is call
And I'll be there (yes I will)
You've got a friend (you've got a friend)
Oh you've got a friend (you've got a friend)
Ain't it good to know
(You've got a friend)
Yeah you've got a friend
(You've got a friend)
C'mon people let's walk on the wild side
Walkin' on the wild side, c'mon now
Let me hear you say
That was good, com'on
Yeah
And I'll be there
And I'll be there (yes, I'll be there)
And I'll be there
And I'll be there (yes, I'll be there)
And I'll be there (yes, I'll be there)
And I'll be there oh oh
You've got a friend
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You've Got a Friend Lyrics as written by Carole King
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