You're on the phone with your girlfriend She's upset, she's going off about something that you said She doesn't get your humor like I do I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like And she'll never know your story like I do Cause she wears short skirts, I wear t-shirts She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands You spend your hours alone so why can't you see? You belong with me, you belong with me Walking the streets with you in your worn out jeans I get up thinking this is how it ought to be Laughing on a park bench thinking to myself, hey isn't this easy? And you've got a smile that could light up this whole town I haven't seen it in a while since she brought you down You say you're fine, I know you're better than that Hey, what you doing with the girl right side? She wears high heels, I wear sneakers She's cheer captain and I'm on the bleachers Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find that what you're looking for has been here the whole time If you could see that I'm the one who understands You spend your hours alone so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door all this time How could you not know baby? You belong with me, you belong with me Oh, I remember you driving to my house in the middle of the night I'm the one who makes you laugh when you know you're about to cry I know your favorite songs and you tell me about your dreams Think I know where you belong, think I know it's within me Can't you see that I'm the one who understands? You've been here all along so why can't you see? You belong with me Standing by and waiting at your back door all this time How could you not know baby? You belong with me, you belong with me You belong with me Have you ever thought just maybe? You belong with me, you belong with me