She came from a small town
She came prepared to get down
Never again would she frown
Because she was ready to make friends with all the cool kids
She didn't know about trends
Was going to try to fit in
Go to the parties and spin all around like everyone else
She had forgotten herself
She bought her clothes from the shelves
From the same places that all of the cool kids said that they did
And now she wanted to be
Something that she couldn't be
And she was starting to see
That she would end up like all of the cool kids
She did not want to live
The way that they did
Really she just wanted to be herself
It's the small things that'll make you who you are
The simple things will take us far

When you're down
Do do do do do do
And when you're lost
Do do do do do do
You've got to shake it off, shake it off, shake it off, and step up!

And when there's no where to go
Do do do do do
And when you feel all alone
Do do do do do do
You've got to shake it off, shake it off, shake it off, and step up! [Step up!]

She came from a small town
She came prepared to get down
Never again would she frown
Because she was ready to make friends with all the cool kids
She didn't know about trends
Was going to try to fit in
Go to the parties and spin all around like everyone else
She had forgotten herself
She bought her clothes from the shelves
From the same places that all of the cool kids said that they did
And now she wanted to be
Something that she couldn't be
And she was starting to see
That she would end up like all of the cool kids
She did not want to live
The way that they did
Really she just wanted to be herself
It's the small things that'll make you who you are
The simple things will take us far

When you're down
Do do do do do do
And when you're lost
Do do do do do do
You've got to shake it off, shake it off, shake it off, and step up!

And when there's no where to go
Do do do do do
And when you feel all alone
Do do do do do do
You've got to shake it off, shake it off, shake it off, and step up! [Step up!]

And when you're down
Do do do do do do
And when you're lost
Do do do do do do
You've got to shake it off, shake it off, shake it off, and step up!

And when there's no where to go
Do do do do do
And when you feel all alone
Do do do do do do
You've got to shake it off, shake it off, shake it off, and step up! [Step up!]