“I wrote this song just compiling these sort of core childhood memories I had of not just her as a mother, but her as a friend,” Taylor said. She continued to describe her mom’s questioning response upon her first listen.
“She said, ‘It’s such a beautiful song. Where did you find it? It sounds exactly like the things we went through,’ ” Taylor explained. “I was like, ‘Mom, I wrote it and recorded it secretly, it is our memories.’ It was the sweetest thing ever because I just think she couldn’t have comprehended that I would write a song about the two of us.’”
Once Andrea realized it was a tribute to her, Taylor remembers her immediately breaking down into tears. her father wore for extra exclusive access backstage.
“Made my Dad’s tour credential,” Taylor captioned the photo. “We are a small family business.”
She followed with another example of family teamwork, sharing a photo of Scott and Andrea’s hands hard at work bedazzling a white guitar. In her caption, Taylor quizzed her fans on who they thought crafted her