We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standin' there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello"
Little did I know
That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
And I was cryin' on the staircase
Beggin' you, "Please don't go," and I 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, oh oh
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
But you were everything to me
I was beggin' you, "Please don't go," and I 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"
Romeo, save me, they're tryna 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
Wonderin' if you were ever comin' around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I 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
He knelt to the ground and 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
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standin' there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello"
Little did I know
That you were Romeo, you were throwin' pebbles
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
And I was cryin' on the staircase
Beggin' you, "Please don't go," and I 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, oh oh
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
But you were everything to me
I was beggin' you, "Please don't go," and I 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"
Romeo, save me, they're tryna 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
Wonderin' if you were ever comin' around
My faith in you was fading
When I met you on the outskirts of town, and I 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
He knelt to the ground and 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
Lyrics submitted by rainbowxx7
"Love Story" as written by Taylor Swift
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
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"We were both young when I first saw you"---Romeo and Juliet were both teenagers when they met and fell in love
"I'm standing there On a balcony in summer air"---The balcony scene
"See the lights, see the party, the ballgowns"---The two met at a costume ball hosted by the Capulets
"See you make your way through the crowd And say hello"---Romeo pursued Juliet at the ball after seeing how beautiful she was
"And my daddy said, Stay away from Juliet,"---The Capulets and the Montagues had an ancient feud which forbade them from loving each other. Juliet's father disapproved of Juliet's love for Romeo and arranged a marriage for her with another man.
"So I sneak out to the garden to see you We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew"---could be talking about the balcony scene again when Juliet sneaks out to talk to Romeo and warns him to be quiet because if her family were to find out they would kill Romeo.
"They're trying to tell me how to feel This love is difficult, but it's real"---Juliet's family told her that she couldn't love a Montague because of the feud. This made their love difficult because it was forbidden.
"So close your eyes Escape this town for a little while"---pretend that they're not in Verona and in that situation so that they could be in love and get married.
I think when she uses the term "scarlet letter" she doesn't actually mean she's an adulterer. I think she's just saying that she is and embarrassment to her family. Juliet was cut off from her family midway through the play when she refused her father's 'generosity' by not accepting the marriage he had arranged for her.
this song makes me happy. and it makes me think of somebody that makes me happy =)
well wen sumone gets a scarlett letter they are like shundown and shouldnt be talked to or see u know. well her father tells the boy that his daughter is a scarlett letter so they wont talk because the father doesnt want then to be together. she really doesnt have a scarlett letter but he wants the boy to think of her as oen so they wont be together and the boy will think she is a bad girl or sumthing.
But people misinterpret the play because of songs like this. Plus, now when I read Romeo and Juliet, I get this song stuck in my head. It's catchy, but it gets really annoying after awhile and ruins Shakespeare's beautiful story for me, so thank you, Taylor Swift, thank you SOOOOO much.
"We were both young when I first saw you," also could be that they met lifetimes ago, thus being "young."
"So close your eyes, escape this town for a little while," sounds like she's telling him to close his eyes and see the flashback that she started in the first verse.
Also, the part that says "I got tired of waiting...," makes me think about the old stories [Romeo & Juliet, A Scarlet Letter] because it didn't work out for them, and she's saying that now it's going to work out between them, he just needs to understand.
even though the references to the unhappy people
it's still a great song.
BUT... i also think it sends kids[girls especially]
that their is a love out there that is perfect,
and although that may be true,
not everything about love is as easy as it seems
in this song says that love is perfect, and easy
and sometimes true love is, but not everyone can
find it like that. Sometimes it's just not that
easy.