Mary's Song (Oh My My My)

The most folk-story-like song on the record. It follows two neighborhood kids from childhood to old age — no heartbreak, just "we slowly became each other's whole life." Taylor writing lifelong love at sixteen sounds naive but lands surprisingly steady, because she's writing companionship, not passion.

It offers love a different definition: not the fall, but the staying. On an album full of racing hearts, this one quietly reminds you that the most enduring romance is often the least dramatic.

This is an interpretation based on publicly available material. Not official commentary.

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