[ti:Brought Up That Way] [ar:Taylor Swift] [00:00.33]Emily comes home from school [00:04.64]Grabs onto her daddy s hand [00:12.63]He says, Baby girl, what s wrong with you? [00:16.94]She says, Please don t make me go back there again. [00:24.63]She said, I wish there was someway to make them stop it. [00:30.52]So he drives down to that principles office [00:35.68]And says, I didn t bring her up so they could cut her down [00:43.09]I didn t bring her here so they could shut her out [00:49.28]I d live my whole damn life to see that little girl smile [00:55.80]So why are tears pouring down that sweet face? [01:00.85]She wasn t brought up that way. [01:09.03]Emily s home late again [01:12.96]He sees that boy drive away [01:21.22]Oh but something s different this time [01:25.46]She doesn t have too much to say [01:31.94]She said, He tried but there s just some things I won t do [01:39.39]And through the tears she said, I couldn t do that to you [01:44.21]And he said, I didn t bring you up so he could wear you down [01:51.66]Take that innocent heart and turn it inside out [01:57.76]I d live my whole damn life to see my little girl smile [02:04.42]So don t let nobody take that away [02:09.38]You weren t brought up that way. [02:39.72]The phone rings on a rainy night [02:43.39]Says, It s Officer Tate [02:47.79]He said, Sir, there s been an accident [02:55.66]You d better come down here right away [03:00.67]A drunken driver missed an overpass [03:09.41]And Emily she s fading fast. [03:14.43]He says, God I didn t bring her up to watch them lay her down [03:22.31]Nearly killed me the day they put her mama in the ground [03:28.04]Only thing that kept me alive was that little girls smile [03:34.91]So please don t take that away [03:40.57]It won t be easy taking her today, she wasn t brought up that way. [03:54.31]He stands over the hospital bed [03:58.28]Emily opens her eyes [04:07.74]