It's Nice To Have A Friend
Written By Taylor Swift, Ging & Louis Bell
Produced By Taylor Swift, Ging & Louis Bell
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Track 17 on "Lover".
Infused with steel drums and choral backing vocals, "It's Nice to Have a Friend" is a dreamy track that follows two friends from childhood to their marriage. The narrative is similar to Swift's 2006 track "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)."
Producer Frank Dukes confirmed via Instagram that the song includes a sample played and sung by students from the Regent Park School of Music, based in Toronto, Canada. Royalties from the use of this sample will help fund the school's curriculum.
Lyrics
[Intro]
Ooh
Ooh
[Verse 1]
School bell rings, walk me home
Sidewalk chalk covered in snow
Lost my gloves, you give me one
"Wanna hang out?" Yeah, sounds like fun
Video games, you pass me a note
Sleeping in tents
[Chorus]
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
[Verse 2]
Light pink sky, up on the roof
Sun sinks down, no curfew
20 questions, we tell the truth
You've been stressed out lately, yeah, me too
Something gave you the nerve
To touch my hand
[Chorus]
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
[Instrumental Bridge]
[Verse 3]
Church bells ring, carry me home
Rice on the ground looks like snow
Call my bluff, call you "Babe"
Have my back, yeah, every day
Feels like home, stay in bed
The whole weekend
[Chorus]
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
It's nice to have a friend (Ooh)
(Ooh)