 A Times Editor review from The St. Petersburg Times also described it as sounding similar to other hits : " She hankers for a boy who either doesn 't love her back or wants to ditch this small town . " Josh Love of The Village Voice thought " preternatural wisdom and inclusiveness " shined through the lyrics and theme of " You Belong with Me " ; Love also mentioned that it was one of Fearless ' " great songs " . The same magazine later ranked the song at number 10 on its annual Pazz & Jop critics ' poll . Leah Greenblatt of Entertainment Weekly said Swift 's vocals fit the song 's melody and instrumentation , which , according to her , is " slick " and " radio @-@ friendly " . Rob Sheffield of Blender magazine recommended for readers to download " You Belong with Me " , and Jeniffer Webb , also from About.com , predicted that the song would reach different age groups . Webb said , " It continues the artist 's tradition of having a little something for everyone , so it 's no wonder she has such a large fanbase . " 
