Lyrics : Max Martin/Shellback/Taylor Swift
Music : Max Martin/Shellback/Taylor Swift
Glistening grass from September rain
Gray overpass full of neon names
And you drive 85
Gallatin Road and the lakeside beach
Watching the game from your brother's Jeep
And your smile is miles wide
  
And it was not an invitation
Should've kissed you anyway
Should've kissed you anyway
And it was not convenient, no
But your girlfriend was away
Should've kissed you anyway
  
Shiny wood floors underneath my feet
Disco ball makes everything look cheap
Have fun, it's prom
Wilted corsage dangles from my wrist
Over his shoulder, I catch a glimpse
And see you looking at me
  
And it was not an invitation
But as the 50 Cent song played
Should've kissed you anyway
And it was not convenient, no
Would've been the best mistake
Should've kissed you anyway (Hey)
  
Don't make it awkward in second period
Might piss your ex off, lately we've been good
Staying friends is safe, doesn't mean you should
Don't make it awkward in second period
Might piss your ex off, lately we've been good
Staying friends is safe, doesn't mean you should
  
When I left school, I lost track of you
Abigail called me with the bad news
Goodbye, and we'll never know why
  
It was not an invitation
But I flew home anyway
With so much left to say
And it was not convenient, no
But I whispered at the grave
"Should've kissed you anyway"
  
And it was not an invitation (It was not)
Should've kissed you anyway (Anyway)
Should've kissed you anyway, anyway
And it was not—
  
So my advice is always ruin the friendship
Better that than regret it for all time
(Hey) And my advice is always answer the question
Better that than to ask it all your life
Should've kissed you anyway
Should've kissed you anyway