At one point in time, it seemed likeTaylor Swift and Joe Alwyn were meant to be.

The happy couple lived together, played together, and even worked together.

Sources dished at the time that the two just realized they weren’t right for each other.

Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn exiting a car

But he didn’t really ‘know’ her yet outside of that bubble."

And it’s safe to say he’s still making serious bank from his efforts.

And that may well be worth millions of dollars to Alwyn.

Joe Alwyn smiling in close-up

“Joe will be raking in a fortune from these songs for years.

“Writing six songs for albums as big as Taylor’s guarantees a healthy income stream for life.”

Joe Alwyn’s songwriting profits came about by accident

Imagine making millions of dollars by accident.

Split image of Taylor Swift and Joe Alwyn smiling at red carpet events

Well, that’s pretty much what happened for Joe Alwyn.

The actor admitted during a 2022 interview withVulturethat co-writing “Exile” with Taylor Swift actually happened by accident.

“It was completely off the cuff, an accident.

[Swift] said, ‘Can we try and sit down and get to the end together?’

And so we did.

It was as basic as some people made sourdough,” he recalled.

The only reason the two sat down and wrote together that time?

Because they couldn’t decide on a movie to watch.

She recalled how Alwyn came up with “Exile” off the cuff.