We were both young when I first saw you I close my eyes and the flashback starts I'm standing there, in 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 Cuz’ 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 I'm so glad you made time to see me How's life, tell me, how's your family? I haven't seen them in a while You've been good, busier than ever We 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 And 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 ole city And all you're ever gonna be is mean 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 The water is rough But this love is ours We are never ever ever getting back together We are never ever ever getting back together I knew you were trouble when you walked in So shame on me now Flew me to places I'd never been Till you put me down oh I knew you were trouble when you walked in So shame on me now Flew me to places I'd never been I'm feeling 22 Losing him was blue, like I’d never known Missing him was dark gray, all alone Forgetting him was like trying to know somebody You’ve never met But loving her was red So red Loving her was red So red Loving her was red So red Loving her was red So red