Even before Taylor Swift looked forward to a future family with fiancé Travis Kelce, she shared her intentions in her hit songs.
Swift has released chart-topping album after chart-topping album since she was 15, with many songs about her loved ones. Swift’s parents, Scott and Andrea, have been the inspiration of songs “The Best Day,” “Never Grow Up” and “Soon You’ll Get Better.” The latter track, from 2019’s Lover, was about Andrea’s cancer battle, which she is now in remission for.
In addition to writing about her parents, Swift has also penned melodies and lyrics about her dreams to become a mother herself.
“I’d swing with you for the fences / Sit with you in the trenches / Give you my wild, give you a child,” she sings in 2020’s “Peace” off Folklore. “Give you the silence that only comes when two people understand each other / Family that I chose, now that I see your brother as my brother / Is it enough?”
Nearly five years later, Swift is ready for that next step after announcing her engagement to Kelce in August 2025 — and she is singing all about it on her 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, which was released in October 2025.
Keep scrolling to revisit Swift’s songs that are about family:
‘Mary’s Song’ (Oh My My My)
From her 2006 debut, “Mary’s Song” is about the dream of finding The One.
“Take me home where we met so many years before / We’ll rock our babies on that very front porch,” she sings. “After all this time, you and I.”
Of course, the next line now famously references the number 87 — which coincidentally matches Kelce’s NFL jersey number.
‘The Best Day’
“The Best Day” was included on Swift’s 2008 record, Fearless, and has long been regarded as a dedication to Scott and Andrea.
“I have an excellent father / His strength is making me stronger,” the lyrics read. “God smiles on my little brother / Inside and out, he’s better than I am / I grew up in a pretty house / And I had space to run and I / had the best days with you.”
The official music video features throwback home movies of Swift, her parents and her brother, Austin.
‘Never Grow Up’
On her 2010 album, Speak Now, Swift wrote “Never Grow Up” about her adolescence.
“You’re in the car on the way to the movies / And you’re mortified your mom’s droppin’ you off,” she croons. “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 gettin’ older too.”
A later stanza adds, “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 nightlight on / Wish I’d never grown up.”
‘Soon You’ll Get Better’
The Lover ballad was inspired by Andrea’s cancer battle.
“The buttons of my coat were tangled in my hair / In doctor’s-office-lighting, I didn’t tell you I was scared / That was the first time we were there,” she sings. “Holy orange bottles, each night I pray to you / Desperate people find faith, so now I pray to Jesus too / And I say to you / Ooh-ah, soon you’ll get better.”
‘Peace’
Swift said in a 2020 Rolling Stone profile that “Peace” was written about falling in love with now-ex Joe Alwyn, whom she categorized as a person who had a “very grounded, normal way of living.”
“I, oftentimes, in my anxieties, can control how I am as a person and how normal I act and rationalize things, but I cannot control if there are 20 photographers outside in the bushes and what they do and if they follow our car and if they interrupt our lives,” she told the outlet. “I can’t control if there’s going to be a fake weird headline about us in the news tomorrow. … have definitely made decisions that have made my life feel more like a real life and less like just a story line to be commented on.”
Us confirmed in April 2023 that Swift and Alwyn broke up after six years together. She started dating Kelce in July of that year.
‘Loml’
In the bridge of the 2024 Tortured Poet Department song, Swift alluded to an unnamed ex “talkin’ rings and talkin’ cradles” with her before they went their separate ways.
“I wish I could un-recall / How we almost had it all,” she adds. “Dancing phantoms on the terrace / Are they second-hand embarrassed / That I can’t get out of bed / ‘Cause something counterfeit’s dead?”
‘But Daddy I Love Him’
The TTPD anthem is rumored to be about fans speculating on her relationship status.
“Now I’m running with my dress unbuttoned / Screaming ‘But Daddy I love him / I’m having his baby,’” she sings. “No, I’m not, but you should see your faces.”
In the end, Swift notes that her boyfriend — presumed to be Kelce in the final verse following her fling with Matty Healy allegedly mentioned in the earlier stanzas — is her “wild boy” and they have so much “wild joy” together.
‘Eldest Daughter’
While many of 2025’s The Life of a Showgirl tracks allude to Swift’s romance with Kelce, “Eldest Daughter” shines a light on her upbringing as the oldest child — and what she’s been searching for in a partner.
“You know, thе last time I laughed this hard was / On the trampoline in somebody’s backyard / I must’ve been about eight or nine /That was the night I fell off and broke my arm / Pretty soon, I learned cautious discretion,” she sings. “When your first crush crushes something kind / When I said I don’t believe in marriage / That was a lie.”
In the chorus, Swift hints at the vows of marriage and a happily ever after. “I’m never gonna let you down / I’m never gonna leave you out / So many traitors, smooth operators (Ah, ah) / But I’m never gonna break that vow (Never gonna break that vow) / I’m never gonna leave you now / Now, now,” she promises.
‘Wish List’
This 2025 song lists Swift’s dreams and desires for a life with Kelce beyond their future wedding.
“I just want you, huh / Have a couple kids, got the whole block lookin’ like you / We tell the world to leave us thе f*** alone, and they do, wow,” the Grammy winner sings. “Got me drеamin’ ’bout a driveway with a basketball hoop / Boss up, settle down, got a wish list (Wish list) / I just want you.”
‘Honey’
During the first verse of “Honey,” Swift describes her change in perspective after being called the sweet nickname by someone she loves.
“Summertime spritz, pink skies / You can call me ‘Honey’ if you want because I’m the one you want / Wintergreen kiss, all mine / Gave it a different meaning ’cause you mean it when you talk / Honey, I’m home, we could play house,” she sings seemingly about her fiancé. “We can bed down, pick me up / Who’s the baddest in the land? What’s the plan? (What’s the plan?) / You could be my forever night stand / Honey.”
