We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standing there in the balcony in summer air
*strums or palm mute *
See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns
See you make your way through the crowd
And say, "Hello"
Little did I know
*picking or strums
That I was Romeo, I was throwing pebbles
And your daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"
I was crying on the staircase
Begging you, please don't go
'Cause you belong with me
If you could see
That I'm the one who understands you
Been here all along
So why can't you see
You belong with me
Standing by and waiting at your backdoor
All this time how could you not know
Baby, you belong with me
You belong with me
( * -once)
I haven't seen them in a while
You've been good, busier than ever
Small talk, work and the weather
Your guard is up and I know why
Because the last time you saw me
Is still burned in the back of your mind
You gave me roses and I left them there to die
So this is me swallowing my pride
Standing in front of you saying, "I'm sorry for that night"
I go back to December all the time
It turns out freedom ain't nothing but missing you
Wishing I'd realized what I had when you were mine
I go back to December all the time
Someday, I?ll be living in a big old city
And all you?re ever gonna be is mean
Oh, someday, I?ll be big enough so you can?t hit me
And all you?re ever gonna be is mean
Why you gotta be so (mean)
Don't you worry your pretty little mind
People throw rocks at things that shine
And life makes love look hard
Why you gotta be so mean
The stakes are high, the water's rough
But this love is
We are never ever ever getting back together
(This love is ours)
We are never ever ever getting back together
(This love is ours)
'Cause I knew you were trouble when you walked in
(We are never getting back together)
Shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
(We are never getting back together)
'Till you put me down
I knew you were trouble when you walked in
(We are never getting back together)
Shame on me now
Flew me to places I'd never been
(No chords)
Forgetting her is like trying to know somebody you never met
Loving her was re ee ed, so red, re ee ed
Loving her was re ee ed, so red, re ee ed
Loving her was re ee ed, so red, re ee ed
Loving her was re ee ed, so red