Overview

• Susan Lang told The Tennessean she believes the Life of a Showgirl track references her son Jeff, adding she is grateful Swift has not forgotten him.
• The song describes regretting not kissing a high school friend who later died, citing Nashville-area details like Gallatin Road and a lakeside beach likely referring to Old Hickory Lake.
• Lyrics include a call from Swift’s friend Abigail delivering the bad news and a graveside whisper of “Should’ve kissed you anyway.”
• Swift has not said the song is specifically about Lang, though she performed at his 2010 funeral and thanked him in her BMI Country Awards speech that year.
• Fans previously connected the 2021 vault track “Forever Winter (Taylor’s Version)” to Lang, establishing a pattern of speculation around Swift’s catalog.