There's somethin' 'bout the way the street looks when it's just rainedThere's a glow off the pavement, you walk me to the carAnd you know I wanna ask you to dance right thereIn the middle of the parking lot, yeah We're drivin' down the road, I wonder if you knowI'm tryin' so hard not to get caught up nowBut you're just so cool, run your hands through your hairAbsent-mindedly makin' me want you And I don't know how it gets better than thisYou take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearlessAnd I don't know why but with you I danceIn a storm in my best dress, fearless So baby drive slow 'til we run out of roadIn this one horse town, I wanna stay right hereIn this passenger seat, you put your eyes on meIn this moment, now capture it, remember it 'Cause I don't know how it gets better than thisYou take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearlessAnd I don't know why but with you I'd danceIn a storm in my best dress, fearless Well, you stood there with me in the doorwayMy hands shake, I'm not usually this wayBut you pull me in and I'm a little more braveIt's the first kiss, it's flawless, really somethin'It's fearless 'Cause I don't know how it gets better than thisYou take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearlessAnd I don't know why but with you I'd danceIn a storm in my best dress, fearless 'Cause I don't know how it gets better than thisYou take my hand and drag me headfirst, fearlessAnd I don't know why but with you I'd danceIn a storm in my best dress, fearless

You take a deep breath and you walk through the doorsIt's the morning of your very first dayYou say hi to your friends you ain't seen in a whileTry and stay out of everybody's wayIt's your freshman year and you're gonna be hereFor the next four years in this townHoping one of those senior boys will wink at you and say"You know I haven't seen you around, before" 'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love youYou're gonna believe themAnd when you're fifteenFeeling like there's nothing to figure outWell count to ten, take it inThis is life before you know who you're gonna beFifteen You sit in class next to a redhead named AbigailAnd soon enough you're best friendsLaughing at the other girls who think they're so coolWe'll be out of here as soon as we canAnd then you're on your very first date and he's got a carAnd you're feeling like flyingAnd you're Mama's waiting up And you're thinking he's the oneAnd you're dancing 'round your room when the night endsWhen the night ends 'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love youYou're gonna believe themWhen you're fifteen and your first kiss makes your head spin round butIn your life you'll do things greater thanDating the boy on the football teamBut I didn't know it at fifteen When all you wanted was to be wantedWish you could go back and tell yourself what you know now Back then I swore I was gonna marry him somedayBut I realized some bigger dreams of mineAnd Abigail gave everything she had to a boy who changed his mind And we both cried 'Cause when you're fifteen and somebody tells you they love youYou're gonna believe themAnd when you're fifteen, don't forget to look before you fallI've found that time can heal most anythingAnd you just might find who you're supposed to beI didn't know who I was supposed to be at fifteen La la la la la... Your very first dayTake a deep breath girlTake a deep breath as you walk through those doors

We were both young when I first saw youI close my eyesAnd the flashback startsI'm standing thereOn a balcony in summer air I see the lightsSee the party, the ballgownsSee you make your way through the crowdAnd say helloLittle did I know That you were Romeo, you were throwing pebblesAnd my daddy said stay away from JulietAnd I was crying on the staircaseBegging you please don't go and I said Romeo, take me somewhere we can be aloneI'll be waiting, all there's left to do is runYou'll be the prince and I'll be the princessIt's a love story, baby, just say yes So I sneak out to the garden to see youWe keep quiet 'cause we're dead if they knewSo close your eyesEscape this town for a little while 'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letterAnd my daddy said stay away from JulietBut you were everything to meI was begging you please don't go and I said Romeo, take me somewhere we can be aloneI'll be waiting, all there's left to do is runYou'll be the prince and I'll be the princessIt's a love story, baby, just say yesRomeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feelThis love is difficult, but it's so realDon't be afraid, we'll make it out of this messIt's a love story, baby, just say yes Oh, oh I got tired of waitingWondering if you were ever coming aroundMy faith in you was fadingWhen I met you on the outskirts of town and I said Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so aloneI keep waiting for you but you never comeIs this in my head, I don't know what to thinkHe knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring and said Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be aloneI love you and that's all I really knowI talked to your dad, go pick out a white dressIt's a love story, baby, just say yes Oh, ohOh, oh, oh 'Cause we were both young when I first saw you

Hey StephenI know looks can be deceivin'But I know I saw a light in youAnd as we walked, we were talkingI didn't say half the things I wanted to Of all the girls tossing rocks at your windowI'll be the one waiting there even when it's cold Hey StephenBoy you might have me believin'I don't always have to be alone 'Cause I can't help it if you look like an angelCan't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rainSo come feel this magicI've been feelin' since I met youCan't help it if there's no one elseMmm I can't help myself Hey StephenI've been holdin' back this feelin'So I got some things to say to youI've seen it all so I thought thatI'd never see nobody shine the way you do The way you walk, way you talkWay you say my nameIt's beautiful, wonderfulDon't you ever change Hey StephenWhy are people always leaving? I think you and I should stay the same 'Cause I can't help it if you look like an angelCan't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rainSo come feel this magicI've been feelin' since I met youCan't help it if there's no one elseMmm I can't help myself They're dimming the street lightsYou're perfect for me Why aren't you here tonightI'm waiting alone nowSo come on and come out and pull me nearShine, shine, shine Hey StephenI could give you fifty reasons whyI should be the one you chooseAll those other girls, well, they're beautifulBut would they write a song for you? I can't help it if you look like an angelCan't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rainSo come feel this magicI've been feelin' since I met youCan't help it if there's no one elseMmm I can't help myselfIf you look like an angelCan't help it if I wanna kiss you in the rainSo come feel this magicI've been feelin' since I met youCan't help it if there's no one elseMmm I can't help myself MyselfCan't help myselfI can't help myself

Say you're sorry, that face of an angel, comes out, just when you need it toAs I paced back and forth, all this time, 'cause I honestly believed in, youHoldin' on, the days drag onStupid girl, I should have known, I should have known That I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairytaleI'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet, lead her up the stairwellThis ain't Hollywood, this is a small townI was a dreamer before you went and let me downNow it's too late for you and your white horse, to come around Baby I was naive, got lost in your eyes, and never really had a chanceMy mistake, I didn't know to be in love, you had to fight to have the upper handI had so many dreams about you and meHappy endings, now I know That I'm not a princess, this ain't a fairytaleI'm not the one you'll sweep off her feet, lead her up the stairwellThis ain't Hollywood, this is a small townI was a dreamer before you went and let me downNow it's too late for you and your white horse, to come around And there you are on your kneesBegging for forgiveness, begging for meJust like I always wanted, but I'm so sorry 'Cause I'm not your princess, this ain't our fairytaleI'm gonna find someone someday, who might actually treat me wellThis is a big world, that was a small townThere in my rear view mirror disappearing nowAnd it's too late for you and your white horseNow it's too late for you and your white horseTo catch me now Oh-oh oh-oh-ohTry and catch me now ohhIt's too late, to catch me now

You're on the phoneWith your girlfriend, she's upsetShe's going off aboutSomething that you said'Cause she doesn'tGet your humor like I do I'm in my roomIt's a typical Tuesday nightI'm listening to the kind ofMusic she doesn't like'cause she'll never know your story like I do But she wears short skirtsI wear sneakersShe's cheer captainAnd I'm on the bleachersDreaming 'bout the dayWhen you wake up and findThat what you're looking forHas been here the whole time If you could see thatI'm the one who understands youBeen here all alongSo why can't you seeYou belong with meYou belong with me Walk in the streetsWith you and your worn out jeansI can't helping thinkingThis is how it ought to beLaughing on a park benchThinking to myselfHey isn't this easy And you've got a smileThat could light up this whole townI haven't seen it in a whileSince she brought you downYou say you're fineI know you better than thatHey whatcha doingWith a girl like that? She wears high heelsI wear sneakersShe's cheer captainAnd I'm on the bleachersDreaming 'bout the dayWhen you wake up and findThat what you're looking forHas been here the whole time If you could see thatI'm the one who understands youBeen here all alongSo why can't you seeYou belong with meStanding by youWaiting at your back doorAll this timeHow could you not know babyYou belong with meYou belong with me Oh, I remember you driving to my houseIn the middle of the nightI'm the one who makes you laughWhen you know you're about to cryI know your favorite songsAnd you tell me about your dreamsThink I know where you belongThink I know it's with me Can't you see thatI'm the one who understands youBeen here all alongSo why can't you seeYou belong with meStanding by youWaiting at your back doorAll this timeHow could you not know babyYou belong with meYou belong with meYou belong with meHave you ever thought just maybeYou belong with meYou belong with me

I see your face in my mind as I drive away, Cause none of us thoughtIt was gonna end that way. People are people, And sometimes we change our minds. But it's killing me to see you goAfter all this time. Mmm mmm mmm Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Mmm mmm mmm Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm Music starts playinLike the end of a sad movie, It's the kinda endingYou don't really wanna see. Cause its tragedyAnd it'll only bring you down, Now I don't know what to be without you around. And we know its never simple, Never easy. Never a clean break, no one here to save me. Youre the only thing I know like the back of my hand, And I cant, Breathe, Without you, But I have to, Breathe, Without you, But I have to. Never wanted this, never wanna see you hurt. Every little bump in the road I tried to swerve. But people are people, And sometimes it doesnt work out, Nothing we say is gonna save us from the fall out. And we know its never simple, Never easy. Never a clean break, no one here to save me. Youre the only thing I know like the back of my hand, And I cant, Breathe, Without you, But I have to, Breathe, Without you, But I have to. Its two a.m. Feelin' like I just lost a friend. Hope you know its not easy, Easy for me. Its two a.m. Feelin like I just lost a friend. Hope you know this aint easy, Easy for me. And we know its never simple, Never easy. Never a clean break, no one here to save me. Ohhh I cant, Breathe, Without you, But I have to, Breathe, Without you, But I have to. Sorry (oh) Sorry (mmm) Sorry (eh eh) Sorry (mmm) Sorry (eh eh) Sorry (mmm) Sorry

I took a chance, I took a shotand you might think I'm bulletproof, but I'm not You took a swing, I took it hardand down here from the ground I see who you are I'm sick and tired of your attitudeI'm feeling like I dont know youYou tell me that you love me then you cut me downand I need you like a heartbeatbut you know you got a mean streakmakes me run for cover when you're aroundand here's to you and your temperyes, I remember what you said last nightand I know that you see what you're doing to metell me why You could write a book on how to ruin someone's perfect daywell I get so confused and frustratedforget what I'm trying to say, oh I'm sick and tired of your reasonsI got no one to believe inyou tell me that you want me, then push me aroundand I need you like a heartbeatbut you know you got a mean streakmakes me run for cover when you're aroundand here's to you and your temperyes, I remember what you said last nightand I know that you see what you're doing to metell me why Why do you have to make me feel smallso you can feel whole insidewhy do you have to put down my dreamsso you're the only thing on my mind and I'm sick and tired of your attitudeI'm feeling like I don't know youyou tell me that you want me then cut down I'm sick and tired of your reasonsI got no one to believe inyou ask me for my love then you push me aroundhere's to you and your temperyes, I remember what you said last nightand I know that you see what you're doing to metell me why, why, tell me why I take a step back, let you gotold you I'm not bulletproof, now you know

All this time I was wastingHoping you would come aroundI've been giving out chancesEverytime and all you do is let me downAnd it's taken me this longBaby but I've figured you outAnd you thinking we'll be fine againBut not this time around You don't have to call anymoreI won't pick up the phoneThis is the last strawDon't want to hurt anymoreAnd you can tell me that you're sorryBut I don't believe you baby Like I did beforeYou're not sorryNo, no, no, no Looking so innocentI might believe youIf I didn't knowCould have loved you all my lifeIf you hadn't left me waiting In the coldAnd you've got your share of secretsAnd I'm tired of being last to knowAnd now you're asking me to listen'Cause it's worked each time before But you don't have to call anymoreI won't pick up the phoneThis is the last strawDon't want to hurt anymoreAnd you can tell me that you're sorryBut I don't believe you baby Like I did beforeYou're not sorryNo, no, ohYou're not sorryNo, no, oh You had me crawling for you honeyAnd it never would have gone away, noYou used to shine so brightBut I watched all of it fade So you don't have to call anymoreI won't pick up the phoneThis is the last strawThere's nothing left to beg forAnd you can tell me that you're sorryBut I don't believe you baby Like I did beforeYou're not sorryNo, no, ohYou're not sorryNo, no, oh...

He is sensible and so incredibleand all my single friends are jealoushe says everything I need to hear and it's likei couldn't ask for anything betterhe opens up my door and i get into his carand he says you look beautiful tonightand i feel perfectly fine but i miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rainand it's 2am and i'm cursing your nameyou're so in love that you act insaneand that's the way I loved youbreakin' down and coming undoneit's a roller coaster kinda rushand I never knew I could feel that muchand that's the way I loved you he respects my spaceand never makes me waitand he calls exactly when he says he willhe's close to my mothertalks business with my fatherhe's charming and endearingand I'm comfortable but i miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rainand it's 2am and i'm cursing your nameyou're so in love that you act insaneand that's the way I loved youbreakin' down and coming undoneit's a roller coaster kinda rushand I never knew I could feel that muchand that's the way I loved you he can't see the smile I'm fakingand my heart's not breakingcause I'm not feeling anything at alland you were wild and crazyjust so frustrating, intoxicating complicated, got away by some mistake and now i miss screaming and fighting and kissing in the rainit's 2am and i'm cursing your nameI'm so in love that I acted insaneand that's the way I loved youbreakin' down and coming undoneit's a roller coaster kinda rushand I never knew I could feel that muchand that's the way I loved you oh, oh and that's the way I loved you oh, ohnever knew I could feel that muchand that's the way I loved you