^CWe were both young when I first saw you I ^Fclose my eyes and the flashback starts I'm standing ^Amthere on a balcony in ^Fsummer air ^CSee the lights, see the party, the ball gowns ^FSee you make your way through the crowd And say, "He^Amllo" Little did ^GI know

That ^Fyou were Romeo, you were ^Gthrowing pebbles And my ^Amdaddy said, "Stay away from ^CJuliet" And I was ^Fcrying on the staircase ^GBegging you please don't ^Amgo, ^Fand ^GI said

^CRomeo take me somewhere we can be alone ^GI'll be waiting all there's left to do is run ^AmYou'll be the prince and I'll be the princess ^FIt's a love story ^Gbaby just say "yes" ^C

So ^CI sneak out to the garden to see you ^FWe keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew So close your ^Ameyes Escape this town for a ^Glittle while

'Cause ^Fyou were Romeo, I was a ^Gscarlet letter And my ^Amdaddy said stay away from ^CJuliet But you were ^Feverything to me I was ^GBegging you please don't ^Amgo, ^Fand ^GI said

^CRomeo take me somewhere we can be alone ^GI'll be waiting all there's left to do is run ^AmYou'll be the prince and I'll be the princess ^FIt's a love story ^Gbaby just say yes ^CRomeo, save me, they try to tell me how to feel ^GThis love is difficult, but it's real, ^AmDon't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess ^FIt's a love story ^Gbaby just say yes, oh

I got tired of ^Amwaiting, ^F wondering if ^Cyou were ever coming around^G My faith in you was^Am fading^F When I ^Cmet you on the outskirts of ^Gtown and I said

^CRomeo save me I've been feeling so alone ^GI keep waiting for you but you never come Is ^Amthis in my head, I don't know what to think He ^Fknelt to the ground and ^Gpulled out a ring and said ^DMarry me, Juliet you'll never have to be alone ^AI love you, and that's all I really know I ^Bmtalked to your dad, go pick out a white dress ^GIt's a love story ^Ababy just say^D yes

Uh ^Aoh, uh ^Bmoh Cause ^Gwe were both young when I first saw y^Dou