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We were both young when I first saw you 00:16

I close my eyes and the flashback starts 00:20

I'm standing there 00:23

On a balcony, in summer air 00:26

See the lights, see the party, the ball gowns 00:32

See you make your way through the crowd 00:36

And say, "Hello" 00:39

Little did I know 00:43

That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebbles 00:48

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" 00:52

And I was crying on the staircase 00:55

Begging you, "Please don't go" 00:58

And I said 01:03

"Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone 01:04

I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run 01:08

You'll be the prince, and I'll be the princess 01:12

It's a love story, baby, just say yes" 01:16

So I sneak out to the garden to see you 01:24

We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew 01:28

So close your eyes 01:32

Escape this town for a little while, oh, oh 01:35

'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter 01:40

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet" 01:44

But you were everything to me 01:48

I was begging you, "Please don't go" 01:50

And I said 01:55

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone 01:57

I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run 02:01

You'll be the prince, and I'll be the princess 02:05

It's a love story, baby, just say yes" 02:09

Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel 02:13

This love is difficult, but it's real 02:17

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess 02:21

It's a love story, baby, just say yes 02:25

Oh, oh-oh 02:32

02:36

I got tired of waiting 02:44

Wondering if you were ever coming around 02:48

My faith in you was fading 02:52

When I met you on the outskirts of town 02:57

And I said 03:00

"Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone 03:01

I keep waiting for you, but you never come 03:05

Is this in my head? I don't know what to think" 03:09

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring 03:13

And said 03:17

"Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone 03:17

I love you, and that's all I really know 03:21

I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress 03:25

It's a love story, baby, just say yes" 03:29

Oh, oh-oh 03:37

Oh, oh-oh, oh 03:41

'Cause we were both young when I first saw you 03:45

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Love Story

Taylor Swift

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Lyrics:

[English]

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 ball gowns

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 a scarlet letter

And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet"

But you were everything to me

I was 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"

Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel

This love is difficult, but it's real

Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess

It's a love story, baby, just say yes

Oh, oh-oh

...

I got tired of waiting

Wondering if you were ever coming around

My faith in you was fading

When I met you on the outskirts of town

And I said

"Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone

I keep waiting for you, but you never come

Is this in my head? I don't know what to think"

He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring

And said

"Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone

I love you, and that's all I really know

I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress

It's a love story, baby, just say yes"

Oh, oh-oh

Oh, oh-oh, oh

'Cause we were both young when I first saw you

...

Vocabulary in this song:

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Vocabulary	Meanings
young /jʌŋ/ A1	adjective - being in an early stage of life or development
eyes /aɪz/ A1	noun - organs used for seeing
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
lights /laɪts/ A1	noun - sources of illumination
crowd /kraʊd/ A2	noun - a large number of people gathered together
daddy /ˈdædi/ A2	noun - father
crying /ˈkraɪɪŋ/ A2	verb - shedding tears
waiting /ˈweɪtɪŋ/ A2	verb - staying in place until something happens
garden /ˈɡɑːrdn/ A2	noun - a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
town /taʊn/ A2	noun - an urban area that is smaller than a city
prince /prɪns/ B1	noun - a male member of a royal family
princess /ˈprɪnsɛs/ B1	noun - a female member of a royal family
story /ˈstɔːri/ B1	noun - an account of imaginary or real people and events told for entertainment
faith /feɪθ/ B2	noun - complete trust or confidence in someone or something
ring /rɪŋ/ B2	noun - a circular band worn as jewelry
dress /drɛs/ A2	noun - a garment for women

Grammar:

Little did I know that you were Romeo...

➔ Inversion with negative adverbial: "Little did I know"

➔ This sentence uses inversion for emphasis. Instead of "I knew little...", it's written as "Little did I know...". The auxiliary verb "did" comes before the subject "I". It adds a sense of surprise or dramatic irony. The past simple "were" follows 'that'.
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone

➔ Imperative mood with a modal verb in the relative clause

➔ "Take" is in the imperative mood, giving a direct command. "Somewhere we "can" be alone" contains a relative clause describing the location. "Can" is the modal verb expressing possibility.
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run

➔ Future continuous tense and existential "there is/are" construction

➔ "I'll be waiting" is the future continuous tense, indicating an action that will be in progress at a specific time in the future. "All there's left to do" is a contracted form of "All that is left to do", using the existential "there is/are" to indicate what remains.
We keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knew

➔ Conditional sentence type 2 (hypothetical) with a contracted conjunction

➔ This sentence is a conditional sentence type 2 because it describes a hypothetical situation. "If they knew" (simple past) suggests a condition that is unlikely to happen. The result clause "we're dead" expresses the consequence. "'Cause" is a contracted form of "because".
I got tired of waiting Wondering if you were ever coming around

➔ Past Simple, gerund, embedded question with "if"

➔ "I got tired" is in the past simple. "Waiting" is a gerund, acting as the object of the preposition "of". "Wondering if you were ever coming around" contains an embedded question. "If" introduces the question within the larger sentence.
I keep waiting for you, but you never come

➔ Present Continuous (habitual action) contrasted with Simple Present (general truth)

➔ "I keep waiting" uses "keep + -ing" to emphasize a repeated or habitual action, in this case, an annoying one. "You never come" is simple present, stating a general truth about the other person's actions.