You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upsetShe's going off about something that you said'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I doI'm in the room, it's a typical Tuesday nightI'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't likeAnd she'll never know your story like I doBut she wears short skirtsI wear T-shirtsShe's Cheer Captain, and I'm on the bleachersDreaming about the day when you wake up and findThat what you're looking for has been here the whole timeIf you could see that I'm the oneWho understands youBeen here all alongSo, why can't you see?You belong with meYou belong with meWalk in the streets with you in your worn-out jeansI can't help thinking this is how it ought to beLaughing on a park bench thinking to myselfHey, isn't this easy?And you've got a smileThat can light up this whole townI haven't seen it in a whileSince she brought you downYou say you're fine, I know you better than thatHey, what you doing with a girl like that?She wears high heelsI wear sneakersShe's Cheer Captain, and I'm on the bleachersDreaming about the day when you wake up and findThat what you're looking for has been here the whole timeIf you could see that I'm the oneWho understands youBeen here all alongSo, why can't you see?You belong with meStanding by and waiting at your backdoorAll this time how could you not know, baby?You belong with meYou belong with meOh, I remember you driving to my houseIn the middle of the nightI'm the one who makes you laughWhen you know you're 'bout to cryAnd I know your favorite songsAnd you tell me 'bout your dreamsThink I know where you belongThink I know it's with meCan't you see that I'm the one Who understands you?Been here all alongSo, why can't you see?You belong with meStanding by and waiting at your backdoorAll this time how could you not know, baby?You belong with meYou belong with meYou belong with meHave you ever thought just maybeYou belong with me?You belong with me