Carly Simon – You're So Vain lyrics

Carly Simon – You're So Vain lyrics

You walked into the party like you were walking onto a yacht
Your hat strategically dipped below one eye
Your scarf it was apricot
You had one eye in the mirror as you watched yourself gavotte
And all the girls dreamed that they'd be your partner
They'd be your partner, and...

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't You?

You had me several years ago when I was still quite naive
Well you said that we made such a pretty pair
And that you would never leave
But you gave away the things you loved and one of them was me
I had some dreams, they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and...

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't You? Don't You?

I had some dreams they were clouds in my coffee
Clouds in my coffee, and...

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't You?

Well I hear you went up to Saratoga and your horse naturally won
Then you flew your lear jet up to Nova Scotia
To see the total eclipse of the sun
Well you're where you should be all the time
And when you're not you're with
Some underworld spy or the wife of a close friend
Wife of a close friend, and...

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, I'll bet you think this song is about you
Don't you? Don't You? Don't you?

You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you
You're so vain, you probably think this song is about you

Lyrics taken from /lyrics/c/carly_simon/youre_so_vain.html

Songwriters: Carly E. Simon

You're So Vain lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group

Corrected by Daniela Scasso

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miamia2 2021-11-19 00:11:24

I personally see it as not being about one person but about all the vanity in the world. That's why she says "I bet you think this song is about you, don't you?" It points out all the vanity from the people with that opinion. They see everything as better than what it actually is <s>"You walked into the party, Like you were walking onto a yacht." Always having "one eye on the mirror" just says how much they love themselves.

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chomping_snowflakes 2016-04-27 17:17:09

I personally see it as not being about one person but about all the vanity in the world. That's why she says "I bet you think this song is about you, don't you?" It points out all the vanity from the people with that opinion. They see everything as better than what it actually is "You walked into the party, Like you were walking onto a yacht." Always having "one eye on the mirror" just says how much they love themselves.

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Aegis1 2019-10-02 23:12:43

She's singing about Robert Redford after he dumped her. I'm from the '70s when this came out. This was my understanding at the time when we first heard it. Nice tune though. I like the melody of it. Carly is from New York. Her father was a prominent lawyer there.

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