Love Story – English Lyrics

• By: Taylor Swift

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the world of storytelling with Taylor Swift's 'Love Story.' This song is perfect for English learners to practice narrative tenses and romantic vocabulary, all while enjoying a timeless melody that defines a generation of pop music.

[English]

[music]

[music]

>> We were both young when I first

[singing] saw you. I closed my [music]

eyes and the flashback starts. I'm

standing there

on a balcony [music]

in summer air.

See the lights, [music and singing]

see the party, the bough gaps. See you

make your way through the crowd and say

hello.

Little did I know [music]

that you were Romeo, you were throwing

[music] pebbles in my daddy said stay

away from Juliet. And I was crying

[music] on the staircase [singing]

begging you please don't go.

And I said,

"Romeo, take [music] me somewhere we can

be alone. I'll be waiting. All that'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."

>> [music]

>> So I sneak out to the garden to see you.

[music]

We keep quiet cuz we're dead if they

knew. So close your eyes.

>> [music]

>> Escape this town for a little while.

>> [music]

>> Cuz you were Romeo, I was a scarlet

letter and my daddy [music] said stay

away from Juliet. But you were

everything to me. I was begging you

please don't [music] go.

And I said,

"Romeo, take [music] me somewhere we can

be alone. I'll be waiting. All that's

left to do is run. [music] You'll be the

prince

and I'll be the princess. It's a love

story, baby, just say yes." Romeo, save

[music] 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.

[music]

>> [music]

>> I got tired of waiting

>> [music]

>> wondering if you were ever [singing]

coming around. My faith in you was

fading.

When I met you on the outskirts [music]

of town and I said, "Romeo, save me.

I've been [music] feeling so alone.

[singing] 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 [music] and pulled out a ring

and said, "Marry me, Juliet. You'll

never have to be alone. [music]

I love you

and that's

all I really

know. I talked [music] to your dad. Go

pick out a white dress.

It's a love

>> [music]

>> story, baby, just say

yes."

>> [music]

[music]

>> We were both young

when I first saw you.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> We were both young when I first saw you.

I closed my eyes and the flashback

[music and singing] starts. I'm standing

there

on a [music] balcony in summer air.

See the [music] lights, see the party,

the bough gaps. See you make [music]

your way through the [singing] crowd and

say hello.

>> [music]

>> Little did I know

that you [music] were Romeo, you were

throwing pebbles in my daddy said stay

away from Juliet. And I was crying on

[music and singing] the staircase

begging you please don't go.

And I said,

>> [music]

>> "Romeo, take me somewhere we can be

alone. I'll be waiting. All that's left

to do is run. You'll [music] be the

prince

and I'll be the princess. It's a love

story, [music] baby, just say yes."

So I sneak out [music] to the garden to

see you. We keep quiet cuz we're dead if

they knew. So close your eyes.

Escape this town for a little [music]

while.

Cuz you were Romeo, [music] I was a

scarlet letter and my daddy said

[singing] stay away from Juliet. But you

were everything to me. [music] I was

begging you please don't go.

>> [music]

>> And I said,

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be

alone. I'll be waiting. All that'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 [music] 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.

>> [music]

[music]

>> Oh. Oh. Oh.

>> [music]

>> I got [music] tired of waiting

wondering [music] if you were ever

coming around. My faith in you was

fading.

>> [music]

>> When I met you on the outskirts of town

and I said, "Romeo, [music]

save me. I've been feeling so alone.

[singing]

I keep waiting [music]

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, [music] "Marry me,

Juliet. You'll never have to be alone.

>> [music]

>> I love you and

that's all I really know. I talked to

your dad. Go

pick out a white [music] dress.

It's a love story, baby, just say

yes."

>> [music]

>> We were both young

when I first saw you.

>> [music]

>> We were [music] both young when I first

saw you. I closed my [singing] eyes

[music] and the flashback starts. I'm

standing there

on a balcony [music] in summer air.

See the [music] lights, see the party,

the bough gaps. See you make your way

through the crowd and say hello.

>> [music]

>> Little did I know

that you [music] were Romeo, you were

throwing pebbles in my daddy said stay

[singing] away from Juliet. And I was

[music] crying on the staircase begging

you please don't go.

And I said,

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be

alone. I'll [music] be waiting. All

that's left to do is run. You'll be the

prince and

I'll be the princess. [music]

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

So I sneak [music] out to the garden to

see you. We keep quiet cuz we're dead if

[music] they knew. So close your eyes.

Escape this [music] town for a little

while.

Cuz you were Romeo, I [music] was a

scarlet letter and my daddy said stay

away from Juliet. But you were [music]

everything to me. I was begging you

please don't go.

>> [music]

>> And I said,

"Romeo, take me somewhere [music] we can

be alone. I'll be waiting. All that's

left to [music] do is run. You'll be the

prince and I'll be the princess. It's a

love story, [music]

baby, just say yes." Romeo, save me.

They're tell me how to trying to tell

[music] me how to feel.

This love is difficult, but it's real.

Don't be afraid. We'll

make [music] it out of this

mess. It's a love

story,

baby, just [music] say yes.

I got tired [music] of waiting.

Wondering if you were ever coming

around. [music]

My faith in you was fading.

When I met [music] you on the outskirts

of town, and I said, "Romeo, save

[music] me. I've been feeling so alone.

I keep waiting [music and singing] 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

[music] ring and said, "Marry me,

Juliet. You'll never have to be alone.

I love

>> [music]

>> you, and

that's all I really

know."

Talked to your dad.

Go pick

out a white [music] dress.

It's a love story,

baby, just say yes.

>> [music]

[music]

>> We were both

young when I first

saw you.

>> [music]

[music]

>> We were both [music and singing] young

when I first saw you. I close my eyes,

[music] and the flashback starts. I'm

[singing] standing there

on a balcony [music]

in summer air.

See the lights, see the party, the

bargoers. See you make your way [music]

through the crowd and say, [singing]

"Hello."

Little [music] did I know

that you were

Romeo. [music] You were throwing

[singing] pebbles, and my daddy said,

"Stay away from Juliet." And I was

crying [music] on the staircase,

begging, "You, please, don't go."

>> [music]

>> And I said,

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be

alone. I'll be waiting. [music]

All that'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 [music] yes."

So, I sneak [music]

out to the garden to see you. We keep

quiet [music]

cuz we're dead if they knew. So, close

your eyes.

Escape this town for a little while.

>> [music]

>> Cuz you were Romeo. [singing] I was a

scarlet letter, and my daddy said, "Stay

away from [music] Juliet." But you

were everything to me.

I was begging, "You, please, don't go."

>> [music]

>> And I said,

"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be

alone. I'll be waiting. All that's left

to do is [music] run. You'll be the

prince, and I'll be the princess. It's a

love story,

baby, just say yes." Romeo,

>> [music]

>> 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,

>> [music]

>> baby, just say yes.

I got tired of waiting.

>> [music]

>> Wondering if you were ever coming

around. My faith in you was [music]

fading.

When I met you on the outskirts of town,

[music] and I said, "Romeo, save me.

I've been feeling so alone. I [music]

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 [music] said,

"Marry me,

Juliet. You'll never have to be alone.

I love you,

>> [music]

>> and that's all I really

know." I talked to your dad. Go

pick out a white [music] dress.

It's a love story,

baby, just say

>> [music]

>> yes.

>> [music]

>> We were both young

when I first saw you.

>> [music]

>> We [music] were both young when I first

[singing] saw you. I close my eyes, and

the [music] flashback starts. [singing]

I'm standing there

on a balcony [music]

in summer air.

See the lights, [music and singing]

see the party, the bargoers. See you

make your way through the crowd and say,

"Hello."

Little did I know [music]

that you were Romeo. You were throwing

[singing] pebbles, and my daddy [music]

said, "Stay away from Juliet." And I was

crying on the staircase, [singing]

begging, "You, please, don't go."

And I said,

"Romeo, take [music] me somewhere we can

be alone. I'll be waiting. All that'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."

>> [music]

>> So, I sneak out to the garden to see

you. We keep quiet [music] cuz we're

dead if they knew. So, close your eyes.

Escape this town for a [music] little

while.

Cuz you were Romeo. [music]

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 [music] go."

And I said,

"Romeo, take [music] me somewhere we can

be alone. I'll be waiting. All that's

left to do is run. [music] You'll be the

prince, and I'll be the princess. It's a

love story,

baby, just say yes." Romeo,

>> [music]

>> save me. They're trying to tell me how

to feel.

This love is difficult, but it's real.

Don't be afraid. [music] We'll make it

out of this mess. It's a love

story,

baby, just say yes.

>> [music]

[music]

>> I got tired of waiting.

>> [music]

>> Wondering if you were ever [singing]

coming around. My faith in you was

[music]

fading.

When I met you on the outskirts [music]

of town, and I said, "Romeo, save me.

I've [music] been feeling so alone.

[singing] 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 [music] and pulled out a ring

and said, "Marry me, Juliet. You'll

never have to be alone.

>> [music]

>> I love you, and

that's all I really know." I

>> [music]

>> talked to your dad.

Go pick

out a white dress.

It's a love

story,

baby, just say yes.

>> [music]

>> We were both young

when I first saw you.

>> [music]

[music]

>> We were both young when I first saw you.

I close my eyes, [singing]

and the flashback [music] starts. I'm

standing there

on a [music] balcony in summer air.

See the [music]

see the party, the bough gas, see you

make your way through the

[music and singing] crowd and say hello.

Little did

I know.

That you [music] were Romeo, you

[singing] were throwing pebbles in my

daddy said [music] stay away from Juliet

and I was crying on [singing] the

staircase [music]

begging you please don't go.

And I said [music]

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be

alone. I'll be waiting. All that's left

to do is run. You'll [music] be the

prince and

I'll be the princess. It's a love story,

baby, just say yes.

So I sneak out [music] to the garden to

see you.

We keep quiet cuz we're dead if they

knew. So close your eyes.

Escape this town for a little [music]

while.

Cuz you were Romeo, [music] I was a

scarlet letter and my daddy said stay

away from Juliet but you were everything

to me. [music] I was begging you please

don't go.

And [music] I said

Romeo, take me somewhere we can be

alone. I'll be waiting. All that's left

to do is run. You'll be the prince and

[music]

I'll be the princess. It's a love story,

baby, just say yes. Romeo, save me.

They're trying to tell [music] 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.

[music]

[music]

I got [music] tired of waiting

wondering if you were ever coming

around. [music]

My faith in you was fading

>> [music]

>> when I met you on the outskirts of town

and I said Romeo, save [singing]

me. I've been feeling so alone. [music]

I keep waiting for you but you never

[singing] 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

never [music] 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

[music] yes.

>> [music]

>> Oh. Oh. Oh.

>> [music]

>> We were both young

when I first saw you.

>> [music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

[music]

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
flashback /ˈflæʃˌbæk/ B2	noun - a sudden, vivid memory of a past event
balcony /ˈbælkəni/ A2	noun - a platform enclosed by a railing on the outside of a building
pebbles /ˈpɛbəlz/ B1	noun - small, smooth stones
staircase /ˈstɛərkeɪs/ B1	noun - a set of stairs and its surrounding structure
begging /ˈbɛɡɪŋ/ B1	verb - asking for something in a very emotional or urgent way
princess /ˈprɪnsɛs/ A2	noun - the daughter of a king or queen
sneak /sniːk/ B1	verb - to move in a stealthy or quiet manner
escape /ɪˈskeɪp/ B1	verb - to break free from confinement or control
scarlet /ˈskɑːrlət/ C1	adjective - a bright red color
difficult /ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ A2	adjective - not easy; requiring much effort
fading /ˈfeɪdɪŋ/ B2	verb - gradually growing faint or disappearing
outskirts /ˈaʊtskɜːrts/ B2	noun - the outer parts of a town or city
knelt /nɛlt/ B2	verb - past tense of kneel; to rest on one's knees
marry /ˈmæri/ A2	verb - to join in marriage

Key Grammar Structures

• We were both young when I first saw you.

  ➔ Simple Past Tense

  ➔ Used to describe completed actions that happened at a specific time in the past.

• I've been feeling so alone.

  ➔ Present Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Highlights an action that started in the past and is still continuing up to the present moment.

• I'll be waiting.

  ➔ Future Continuous

  ➔ Used to express an action that will be in progress at a certain time in the future.

• My faith in you was fading.

  ➔ Past Continuous

  ➔ Describes an ongoing action or state in the past that was interrupted or was a background condition.

• I'd been wondering if you were ever coming around.

  ➔ Past Perfect Continuous

  ➔ Shows an action that had been happening for some time before another point in the past.

• You'll never have to be alone.

  ➔ Modal Verb of Obligation/Necessity (Negative)

  ➔ Using 'have to' in the negative form expresses the absence of necessity.

• They're trying to tell me how to feel.

  ➔ Present Continuous

  ➔ Describes an action that is currently in progress at the time of speaking.

• You were throwing pebbles.

  ➔ Past Continuous

  ➔ Focuses on the specific action that was happening at a past moment.