Romeo and Juliet – English Lyrics

• By: Dire Straits
• Album: Making Movies

Lyrics & Translation

“Romeo and Juliet” by Dire Straits is a beautifully crafted rock ballad that invites listeners to explore English through its vivid storytelling and emotive lyrics. The song, a modern reinterpretation of a timeless tragedy, offers a rich narrative of love, loss, and disillusionment, making it an excellent piece to delve into the nuances of English expression and poetic songwriting. Its clear, evocative language and poignant themes provide a compelling entry point for language learners.

[English]

(slow, sentimental music)

♪ A love-struck Romeo sang the streets a serenade ♪

♪ Laying everybody low with a love song that he made ♪

♪ Finds a streetlight, steps out of the shade ♪

♪ Says something like, you and me, babe, how about it ♪

♪ Juliet says, hey, it's Romeo ♪

♪ You nearly gave me a heart attack ♪

♪ He's underneath the window ♪

♪ She's singing, hey, la, my boyfriend's back ♪

♪ You shouldn't come around here ♪

♪ Singing up at people like that ♪

♪ Anyway, what you gonna do about it ♪

♪ Juliet, the dice was loaded from the start ♪

♪ And I bet, and you exploded into my heart ♪

♪ And I forget, I forget the movie song ♪

♪ When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong ♪

♪ Juliet ♪

♪ Come up on different streets ♪

♪ They both were streets of shame ♪

♪ Both dirty, both mean ♪

♪ Yes, and the dream was just the same ♪

♪ And I dreamed your dream for you ♪

♪ And now your dream is real ♪

♪ How can you look at me as if I was ♪

♪ Just another one of your deals ♪

♪ When you can fall for chains of silver ♪

♪ You can fall for chains of gold ♪

♪ You can fall for pretty strangers ♪

♪ And the promises they hold ♪

♪ You promised me everything ♪

♪ You promised me thick and thin, yeah ♪

♪ Now you just say, oh, Romeo ♪

♪ Yeah, you know I used to have a scene with him ♪

♪ Juliet, when we made love, you used to cry ♪

♪ You said, I love you like the stars above ♪

♪ I'll love you 'til I die ♪

♪ There's a place for us ♪

♪ You know the movie song ♪

♪ When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong ♪

♪ Juliet ♪

♪ I can't do the talks like they talk on the TV ♪

♪ And I can't do a love song like the way it's meant to be ♪

♪ I can't do everything, but I'll do anything for you ♪

♪ I can't do anything, except be in love with you ♪

♪ And all I do is miss you and the way we used to be ♪

♪ All I do is keep the beat, the bad company ♪

♪ All I do is kiss you through the bars of a rhyme ♪

♪ Juliet, I'd do the stars with you any time ♪

♪ Juliet, when we made love, you used to cry ♪

♪ You said, I love you like the stars above ♪

♪ I'll love you 'til I die ♪

♪ There's a place for us ♪

♪ You know the movie song ♪

♪ When you gonna realize it was just that the time was wrong ♪

♪ Juliet ♪

♪ And a love-struck Romeo, he sang the streets a serenade ♪

♪ Laying everybody low with a love song that he made ♪

♪ Find a convenient streetlight, steps out of the shade ♪

♪ He says something like, you and me, babe, how about it ♪

♪ You and me, babe, how about it ♪