In The Bar

### Songwriter(s)

Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner, Ariana Grande, Jack Antonoff, Max Martin, Ryan Tedder

### Producer(s)

Taylor Swift, Aaron Dessner

"In The Bar" is the lead single and thirteenth track from Taylor Swift's sixth studio album, Dancing With Strangers. It was released as a single on July 27, 2018, through Republic Records. It peaked at #1 on the *Billboard 100*. Following the success of the single, Swift released a music video of the song on July 31, 2018.

## Background

On July 20, 2018, Swift said that she would be pausing the Reputation Stadium Tour and be coming back in 2019. Many fans were wondering why Swift was pausing the tour, as she seemed to be enjoying performing at the shows. Two days after the announcement, Swift released a snippet of a song. The lyrics sang "All I want is to love and drink in the bar". fans were speculating that a new song would be released. On July 27, Swift dropped the single "In The Bar".

The single, Swift said, is a song about a heartbroken woman who goes to the bar and starts having a good time and finds a new lover. These are Swift's full words in an Instagram post:

## Lyrics

**[Intro]**

Mm, I found a man and he's pretty good

He's all I ever wanted

He understands me, he's kind and brave

I love him

**[Verse 1]**

Sad, my heart's been broken

You cheated in this lovely chess game

Now I'm walking in the streets

In the rain, pouring my tears

Without you is this everyday?

**[Pre-Chorus]**

You may not be here and that's ok, I guess

You found a new lover, pretty, the best

Is she the princess for you my love?

Baby, I have enough of this

So I'll go to the bar

**[Chorus]**

Oh love

What a wonderous thing

Love is danger and all I want is to

Find someone else who loves me

Even if it's in the bar

Is it ok if all I want is to love and drink in the bar...

Right now?

Oh love

What a stupid beautiful thing

And I'll find this goddamn lover

Who'll heal me better than you

Cause all I want is to find someone else who loves me

Even if it's in the bar

**[Verse 2]**

I find myself in the bar

Don't blame me, drinking mojitos

It's been crazy

Suddenly I feel the urge to dance

I just love me it's ok they'll understand

I find myself talking to this man

Lovely, sweet, he understands

What I've been through, he's been through the same

This stupid game

**[Chorus]**

Oh love

What a wonderous thing

Love is danger and all I want is to

Find someone else who loves me

Even if it's in the bar

Is it ok if all I want is to love and drink in the bar...

Right now?

Oh love

What a stupid beautiful thing

And I'll find this goddamn lover

Who'll heal me better than you

Cause all I want is to find someone else who loves me

Even if it's in the bar

**[Bridge]**

Soon enough I'm not a fan

I'm a whole goddamn air-con

And I see the best in him

Does he see that in me too?

He's a better lover than you

God, I think that he's the true one

Even if I found him in the bar

**[Chorus]**

Oh love

What a wonderous thing

Love is danger and all I want is to

Find someone else who loves me

Even if it's in the bar

Is it ok if all I want is to love and drink in the bar...

Right now?

Oh love

What a stupid beautiful thing

And I'll find this goddamn lover

Who'll heal me better than you

Cause all I want is to find someone else who loves me

Even if it's in the bar

**[Outro]**

I kiss him, I love him

In the bar

Mwah, love you

## Trivia

* The song may reference Dear John in the lyric "You cheated in this lovely chess game", close to the lyric from Dear John which is "And I lived in your chess game/But you changed the rules every day".
* The cover for the song was a picture taken from Swift's Endgame photoshoot.
* In the first verse and second repetition of the chorus, Ariana Grande can be heard humming the tune.