If I had to...

If I had to go back to high school, which in all honesty I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy, I would have to take Taylor Swift with me. I was the type of girl in high school that if I had a great day, I went to my room and blared my music and danced. But if I had a horrible day, which usually involved a boy, then I went to my room, laid on my bed, listened to the Dixie Chicks and cried. I replayed track five on their Wide Open Spaces cd over and over and over again. It was a really sad song, and a great one to cry to.

I wish so badly though that I would have been able to listen to Taylor Swift. She has the greatest mix of songs for a teenage girl. She has happy love songs, sad break-up songs, and fun songs about getting even with boys that have hurt you. What I love about many of her songs though is that they show that you can get through the sadness. Whatever happened that day at school, believe it or not, is not the end of the world.

I love one of her recent songs, White Horse. The story begins with her absolutely in love with a boy, but then he does something that hurts her. She can no longer trust him. He asks her for another chance, and she says no, hangs up the phone, and then starts crying. I love it because as a teenager in this situation sometimes you feel like if you don't give this love of yours another chance your life is going to be over. She had the strength to say no, but at the same time it shows that it was hard for her to do - but not impossible.

Tomorrow night, I am going back to high school. I will be going to prom to capture those signature prom photos. I am very excited about it and part of the reason is that I get to take Taylor Swift with me. (I will smile from ear to ear if they play one of her songs at the dance - but who knows what the kids are listening to these days...)

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