創作背景
Taylor在2010年7月正式搬出父母的房子，開始獨立生活。她說這比起她的朋友們來說要晚一些,她的同齡人們多是在十八九歲上大學時就開始獨立。在美國，多數的年輕人都是在這個年紀就開始獨立生活了，因此Taylor20歲了才搬出家門算是晚了。（記得有一次看明珠台的笑笑小電影，播了一個小短片，講有個男人三更半夜在家裡扮鬼嚇他的媽媽。片段很好笑，但是播完後主持人說了一句：其實這個視頻最恐怖的地方不在於這個媽媽在家裡被兒子扮鬼嚇到，而是她的兒子三四十歲了竟然還和媽媽一起住。）事實上，儘管搬出父母家，但Taylor很多時間都是和父母呆在一起的。所以搬出家門並沒有讓Taylor和爸爸媽媽缺少相處的機會。因為工作的關係，Taylor和父母仍然保持著十分親密的關係。
儘管Taylor對有一個獨立的寓所表現出極大的興奮，她的新家裡的裝修什麼的全是她自己包辦，沒有請設計師設計，在採訪中也經常說起買了新房子一個人住非常不錯。但當她真正的搬出來，獨立生活時，她又開始唱道：
Taylor說：
taylor swift小時候"Never Grow Up" is a song about the fact that I don't quite know how I feel about growing up.
Never Grow Up
這首歌寫的是其實我並不真正了解自己對於長大這件事的感覺。
It's tricky.
這是一種很複雜的情感。
Growing up happens without you knowing it.
在不經意間，你就長大成人了。
Growing up is such a crazy concept because a lot of times when you were younger you wish you were older.
長大實在是一個很瘋狂的概念，因為當你還小時，你無數次地希望快點長大（但當你長大時，你卻不是這么想的）。
I look out into a crowd every night and I see a lot of girls that are my age and going through exactly the same things as I'm going through.
每一個夜晚，當我望向舞台前的人群時，我看到很多年紀與我相仿的女孩子，事實上她們所經歷的也正是我經歷的（長大後不想長大）。
Every once in a while I look down and I see a little girl who is seven or eight, and I wish I could tell her all of this.
因此,每一次當我低頭看著那些七八歲的小女孩時，我真希望我可以告訴她我所知道的。
There she is becoming who she is going to be and forming her thoughts and dreams and opinions.
關於她將會成長為她理想中的樣子，編織著自己的人生觀和夢想的事情。
I wrote this song for those little girls.
於是我寫下這首歌給那些小女孩們。
歌曲歌詞
英文
Your little hand's wrapped around my finger
And it's so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming
So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light
To you everything's funny
You got nothing to regret
I'd give all I have, honey
If you could stay like that
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart
And no one will desert you
Just try to never grow up, never grow up
You're in the car on the way to the movies
And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off
At 14 there's just so much you can't do
And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots
But don't make her drop you off around the block
Remember that she's getting older too
And don't lose the way that you dance around in your PJs getting ready for school
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
No one's ever burned you, nothing's ever left you scarred
And even though you want to, just try to never grow up
Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all your little brother's favorite songs
I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone
So here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off
It's so much colder than I thought it would be
So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on
Wish I'd never grown up
I wish I'd never grown up
Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up
I could still be little
Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up
It could still be simple
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
Won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
And even though you want to, please try to never grow up
Oh, don't you ever grow up
Oh, never grow up, just never grow up
譯文
你的小手握著我的手指
今晚，這個世界好安靜
你的眼皮因為你正做的夢微微的顫動著
我幫你蓋上被子，打開了你最喜愛的小夜燈
對你而言，這一切是多么的有趣，沒有事情讓你感到遺憾
親愛的，我給了你一切我所擁有的
希望你能一直保持這樣
親愛的，你可以就這樣不要長大嗎
就這樣不要長大，就一直這樣小小的
親愛的，你可以就這樣不要長大嗎
就這樣不要長大，世界就會這樣一直簡簡單單的
我不會讓任何人傷害你，我不會讓任何人破碎你的心
沒有人會拋棄你
試著的不要長大，不要長大
你坐在車裡，在去看電影的路上
因為媽媽送你，而讓你感到羞愧
當你14歲的時候，有許許多多的事情你沒有辦法做
你等不及有一天，你會搬出去，擁有自己的房子，掌握著自己的一切
但是別讓她送你到離目的地一個街區遠的地方（怕被別人看見）
記得，她也在慢慢的變老
不要忘了你是如此興奮的穿著睡衣一邊跳舞，一邊做著準備去學校
親愛的，你可以就這樣不要長大嗎
就這樣不要長大，就這樣一直小小的
親愛的，你可以就這樣不要長大嗎
就這樣不要長大，世界就會這樣一直簡簡單單的
沒有人傷害你，永遠不會有人讓你一個人害怕
即使你盼望著，也請試著不要長大吧
把你童年房間的樣子印在記憶里
記住爸爸到家前的腳步聲
記得那個腳步聲，記得那些話語
還有所有你弟弟最愛的歌
我才意識到，我擁有的一切都會在未來的某一天消失
我站在我的新的公寓裡
在一個大城市，他們開車送我到這裡
比我想像的要寒冷的許多
我蓋上了自己的被子，打開了自己的小夜燈
真希望我永遠不會長大
我祈禱著，我永遠不會長大
我不想長大，真希望我永遠不會長大
我依舊是那樣小小的
我不想長大，真希望我永遠不會長大
世界便依舊是那樣的簡單
親愛的，你可以就這樣不要長大嗎
就這樣不要長大，就一直這樣小小的
親愛的，你可以就這樣不要長大嗎
就這樣不要長大，世界就會這樣一直簡簡單單的
我不會讓任何人傷害你
不會讓任何人傷害你的心
即使你盼望著，也請你試著永遠不會長大
永遠不會長大
永遠不會長大，就這樣永遠不會長大
