Mine- Ballad

Mine by Taylor Swift is considered a ballad because it has many characteristics of a folk ballad. One characteristic that is portrayed in this song is the reflection or expression of a sentiment. This song is telling a story of how a girl and her lover met and came to love each other. Another characteristic is the tendency to suggest rather than directly state. This characteristic is shown throughout the song when she is talking about how the little things he did, meant so much to her and how it has changed her for the better. A final characteristic is the use of refrain. This use of refrain is repeated often, especially in this song, because she wants her lover to remember each time they get in a fight, how much they loved each other before and still do. Folk ballads are also focused on the topics of unrequited love. This ballad shows that because she is telling him that even though they have been through so many rough times, if they just look back to when they were in love before, they will stay in love.

Mine- Taylor Swift

Oh oh oh.
Oh oh oh.

You were in college, working part time, waitin' tables,
Left a small town and never looked back.
I was a flight risk with a fear of fallin',
Wondering why we bother with love if it never lasts.
I say "Can you believe it?", as we're lying on a couch,
The moment I could see it, yes, yes, I can see it now.

Do you remember we were sitting there by the water,
You put your arm around me, for the first time.
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter.
You are the best thing, that's ever been mine.

Flash forward and we're taking on the world together.
And there's a drawer of my things at your place.
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded,
You say we'll never make my parent's mistakes.
But we got bills to pay, we got nothin' figured out,
When it was hard to take, yes yes, this is what I thought about.

Do you remember we were sitting there by the water,
You put your arm around me, for the first time.
You made a rebel of a careless mans careful daughter.
You are the best thing, that's ever been mine.

Do you remember all the city lights on the water,
You saw me start to believe for the first time.
You made a rebel of your careless man's careful daughter.
You are the best thing thats ever been mine.

Oh oh oh oh.

And I remember that fight 2:30 AM, 'cause everything was slippin' right out of our hands.
I ran out crying and you followed me out into the street.

Braced myself for the goodbye,
'cause that's all I've ever known,
And you took me by surprise,
you said "I'll never leave you alone."

You said, "I remember how we felt sittin' by the water.
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time.
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter.
She is the best thing, that's ever been mine."

Hold on, make it last.
Hold on, never turn back.

You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter,
You are the best thing, that's ever been mine.
Do you believe it?
We're gonna make it now.
And I can see it,
yeah, yeah

I can see it now.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPBwXKgDTdE&ob=av2n