Love Story
Taylor Swift ft. Usher Lyrics

We were both young when I first saw you
When I first saw you, we were both young and inexperienced in love and life.

I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I close my eyes and I can see in my mind's eye how we first met.

I'm standing there
I'm standing on a balcony in the open summer air.

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
I see the lights, the party, and the formal attire that people are wearing.

See you make your way through the crowd
I see you walking through the crowd towards me.

And say hello
And you greet me with a simple hello.

Little did I know
I had no idea at the time.

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
That you were like Romeo and were throwing pebbles at my window.

And my daddy said, "stay away from Juliet"
My father warned you to stay away from me.

And I was crying on the staircase
I was overcome with emotion and was crying on the staircase.

Begging you, please, don't go
I was begging you to stay with me.

And I said "Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone I'll be waiting, all that'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"
I asked you, Romeo, to take me somewhere we could be alone, and I promised to wait for you. I imagined us as prince and princess, living a fairy tale love story, all you had to do was say yes.

So I sneak out to the garden to see you
I snuck out to the garden to meet you secretly.

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
We kept quiet, because if anyone found out, we would be in trouble.

So close your eyes Escape this town for a little while oh oh
Close your eyes and let's leave this place behind for a while.

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a Scarlet letter
You were like Romeo, and I was like the artist from "The Scarlet Letter"- outcast by society.

And my daddy said "stay away from Juliet" But you were everything to me, I was begging you, please, don't go
My father tried to separate us, but you were everything to me, and I begged you not to leave.

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
Again I pleaded with you, Romeo, to take me anywhere we could be alone. I promised to wait for you, and begged you to let our love story be true.

Romeo save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel This love is difficult, but it's real
I felt trapped and needed you to save me from everyone who was trying to tell me what to do. Our love was difficult, but it was also genuine.

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess It's a love story, baby just say "yes"
You didn't have to be afraid because we would make it through any obstacle. It was a love story and all you have to do is say yes.

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
I got tired of waiting for you, and was losing faith in you. But when I met you on the outskirts of town, my love for you reignited.

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"
I asked you, Romeo, to save me from my loneliness, and wondered if You would ever come. I didn't know what to make of the situation.

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"
You got down on one knee and proposed to me with a ring, and promised that I would never be lonely because you loved me. You talked to my father, and told me to go find a white dress. It was a love story, and all I had to do was say yes.

Oh, oh
The song repeats a phrase that's mostly about the melody.