The Last Great American Dynasty

Album: Folklore (2020)
Charted: 13
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  • Rebekah rode up on the afternoon train, it was sunny
    Her saltbox house on the coast took her mind off St. Louis
    Bill was the heir to the Standard Oil name, and money
    And the town said "How did a middle class divorcée do it?"

    The wedding was charming, if a little gauche
    There's only so far new money goes
    They picked out a home and called it "Holiday House"
    Their parties were tasteful, if a little loud
    The doctor had told him to settle down
    It must have been her fault his heart gave out

    And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty"
    Who knows, if she never showed up what could've been
    There goes the maddest woman this town has ever seen
    She had a marvelous time ruining everything

    Rebekah gave up on the Rhode Island set forever
    Flew in all the Bitch Pack friends from the city
    Filled the pool with champagne and swam with the big names
    And blew through the money on the boys and the ballet
    And losing on card game bets with Dalí

    And they said "There goes the last great American dynasty"
    Who knows, if she never showed up, what could've been
    There goes the most shameless woman this town has ever seen
    She had a marvelous time ruining everything

    They say she was seen on occasion
    Pacing the rocks staring out at the midnight sea
    And in a feud with her neighbor
    She stole his dog and dyed it key lime green
    Fifty years is a long time
    Holiday House sat quietly on that beach
    Free of women with madness
    Their men and bad habits, and then it was bought by me

    Who knows, if I never showed up what could've been
    There goes the loudest woman this town has ever seen
    I had a marvelous time ruining everything
    I had a marvelous time
    Ruining everything
    A marvelous time
    Ruining everything
    A marvelous time
    I had a marvelous time Writer/s: Aaron Brooking Dessner, Taylor A. Swift
    Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
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