Love Story is a song by Taylor Swift, inspired by a love affair that was frowned upon by the singers friends and family. Swift compared the situation to the love story between Romeo and Juliet, but unlike Shakespeares tragedy, she desired a happy ending for the song.
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Introduction:
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We were both young when I first saw you
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I close my eyes and the flashback starts
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I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air
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See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
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See you make your way through the crowd
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And say, "Hello"
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Little did I know
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That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles
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And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
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And I was crying on the staircase
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Begging you please don't go, and I said
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Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
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I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
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You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
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It's a love story baby just say "yes"
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So I sneak out to the garden to see you
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We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew
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So close your eyes
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Escape this town for a little while
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'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
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And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
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But you were everything to me I was
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Begging you please don't go, and I said
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Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
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I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
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You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
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It's a love story baby just say yes
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Romeo, save me, they try to tell me how to feel
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This love is difficult, but it's real,
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Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
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It's a love story baby just say yes, oh
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I got tired of waiting, wondering if you were ever coming around
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My faith in you was fading
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When I met you on the outskirts of town and I said
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Romeo save me I've been feeling so alone
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I keep waiting for you but you never come
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Is this in my head, I don't know what to think
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He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said