I counted days, I counted milesTo see you there, to see you thereIt’s been a long time coming, butIt’s you and me, that’s my whole world
THE LINES ARE FROM “Miss Americana & the Heartbreak Prince,” the song Taylor Swift played to kick off each night of her Eras tour. They acknowledge to sold-out audiences that it was, indeed, a long time coming both for the star and for her fans, many of whom had waited five years, since 2018’s Reputation tour, to see her play live. (A planned 2020 outing was canceled because of the pandemic.) In the ensuing years Swift had released four new albums, rerecorded three earlier ones and evolved beyond mere pop icon into one who stood for artists’ rights, for women and girls claiming their…