[Verse 1] ~#**************#~ We were both young when I first saw you ~#**************#~ I close my eyes and the flashback starts ~#**************#~ Im standing 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 ~#**************#~ [Pre-Chorus] ~#**************#~ That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles ~#**************#~ And my daddy said, “Stay away from Juliet” ~#**************#~ And I was crying on the staircase ~#**************#~ Begging you, “Please dont go,” and I said ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone ~#**************#~ Ill be waiting, all theres left to do is run ~#**************#~ Youll be the prince and Ill be the princess ~#**************#~ Its a love story, baby, just say, “Yes” ~#**************#~ [Verse 2] ~#**************#~ So I sneak out to the garden to see you ~#**************#~ We keep quiet cause were dead if they knew ~#**************#~ So close your eyes ~#**************#~ Escape this town for a little while, oh, oh ~#**************#~ [Pre-Chorus] ~#**************#~ ‘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 begging you, “Please dont go,” and I said ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone ~#**************#~ Ill be waiting, all theres left to do is run ~#**************#~ Youll be the prince and Ill be the princess ~#**************#~ Its a love story, baby, just say, “Yes” ~#**************#~ Romeo, save me, theyre trying to tell me how to feel ~#**************#~ This love is difficult, but its real ~#**************#~ Dont be afraid, well make it out of this mess ~#**************#~ Its a love story, baby, just say, “Yes” ~#**************#~ [Post-Chorus] ~#**************#~ Oh, oh ~#**************#~ [Bridge] ~#**************#~ But 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 and I said ~#**************#~ [Chorus] ~#**************#~ “Romeo, save me, Ive been feeling so alone ~#**************#~ I keep waiting for you, but you never come ~#**************#~ Is this in my head? I dont know what to think” ~#**************#~ He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring, and said ~#**************#~ “Marry me, Juliet, youll never have to be alone ~#**************#~ I love you and thats all I really know ~#**************#~ I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress ~#**************#~ Its a love story, baby, just say ‘Yes'” ~#**************#~ [Outro] ~#**************#~ Oh, oh, oh ~#**************#~ Oh, oh, oh ~#**************#~ ‘Cause we were both young when I first saw you