We were both young when I first saw you
I closed my eyes and the flashback starts
I m standing there
On a balcony in summer air
See the lights see the party the ball gowns
I see you make your way through the crowd
And say hello
Little did I know
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 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 the scarlet letter
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
But you were my everything to me
I was begging you please don t
