Love Story

We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
You’re standing there
On a balcony in summer air

I see the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
You see me make my way through the crowd
And say: Hello
Little did you know

That I was Romeo and I were throwing pebbles
And your daddy said: Stay away from Juliet
And you were crying on the staircase
Begging me: Please, don't go

And you said: Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes
Escape this town for a little while, uh, oh

'Cause I was Romeo, you were a scarlet letter
And your daddy said: Stay away from Juliet
But you were everything to me
You were begging me: Please, don't go

And I said: Juliet, I take you somewhere we can be alone
Just keep waiting, all there's left to do is run
I'll be the prince and you'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes

Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes
Oh, oh

I got tired of waiting
Wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town

You said: Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you, but you never come
Is this in my head? I don't know what to think
I knelt to the ground, pulled out a ring

And said: Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story, baby, just say yes

Oh, oh, oh
Oh, oh, oh, oh
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you