we were both young when i first saw you
i close my eyes and the flashback starts
i m standing there on a balcony in summer air
see the lights, see the party, the ballgowns
see you make your way to 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
 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