Overview

• Following the album’s release, outlets say the song recounts a teenage crush that never turned romantic and the later death of the friend, culminating in a graveside confession.
• Lyrics anchor the story in Swift’s youth with Nashville’s Gallatin Road, watching games from a brother’s Jeep, prom imagery, a 50 Cent nod, and a mention of longtime friend Abigail.
• Entertainment Weekly reports the album was recorded during the 2024 European leg of the Eras Tour, predating the Lively–Baldoni legal saga and undermining theories linking the track to that dispute.
• Coverage notes that speculation about Blake Lively arose from her public legal fight with Justin Baldoni and a brief subpoena episode involving Swift, yet reviewers widely conclude the song is unrelated to that feud.
• Several reports point to Swift’s past remarks about late high school friend Jeff Lang as a possible reference, though the song does not name its subject and outlets urge caution about assigning a definitive identity.