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 
 She'll never know your story 
 Like I do   
 But 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 
 Been here all along 
 So why can't you see me 
 You belong with me 
 You belong with me.   
 Walking the streets 
 With you and your worn out jeans 
 I can't help 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 better than that   
 Hey what are you doing with a girl like that   
 But she wears high heels 
 I wear sneakers 
 She's cheer captain 
 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 
 Been here all along so why can't you 
 See, you belong with me 
 Standing by and waiting at your backdoor 
 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 
 And I know your favorite songs 
 And you tell me about your dreams 
 Think I know where you belong 
 Think I know it's with me   
 Can't you see 
 That I'm the one 
 Who understands you 
 Been here all along 
 So why can't you see? 
 You belong with me.   
 You belong with me 
 Have you ever thought 
 Just maybe 
 You belong with me 
 You belong with me