So I've never played this song live
And I don't know if it's gonna work
But I- I was- uh, a friend's house last night in New York City
And we were talking about great songs
And this is a great song, uh yeah
I'll try it
Oh, I- if I fuck it up it's cool, that's art
A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade
Layin' everybody low
With a love song that he made
Finds a street light
Steps out of the shade
And 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 my window
She's singing, "Hey la, my boyfriend's back
You shouldn't come around here, singing up to people like that
Anyway, what you gonna do about it?"
Juliet
The dice were 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
But they're both the streets of shame
Both dirty, both mean
Yeah and even the dream was just the same
And I dreamed your dream for you
And now your dream is real
So how can you look at me as if I was just another one of your deals?
And you can fall for chains of silver
And you can fall for chains of gold
You can fall for pretty strangers
And the promises they hold
And you promised me everything
Yeah you promised me thick and thin
Now you just turn away and say
"Romeo, yeah, you know I used to have a scene with him"
And Juliet
When we made love you used to cry
You said, "I'd love you like the stars above
I'm gonna love you 'til I die"
And I forget, I forget
The movie song
But when are you gonna realize
It was just that the time was wrong?
Juliet
♪
And I can't do the talk
Like the talk on the TV
And I can't do a love song
Like the way it's meant to be
'Cause all I can do is kiss you
Through the bars of Orion
Julie, I'd do the stars with you anytime
Juliet
When we made love you used to cry
You said? "I'd love you like the stars above
And I'll love you til I die"
You said, "There's a place for us
You know the movie song
When you gonna realize
It was just that the time was wrong?"
Juliet
A lovestruck Romeo sings the streets a serenade
He's laying everybody low
With a love song that he made
Finds a street light
And steps out of the shade
And says something like
"You and me, babe, how about it?"