VERSE 1 Dm G C Dm ???
He was sixteen, I was but twelve,
They told me to stay away from him, but I made up my mind myself.
We met in church, not by his choice,
They tried to make him like all the other good little girls and boys.
VERSE 2
Church let out, he grabbed my hand,
He whispered, ”I like to get to know you as a man.”
He touched my hair, said he had one wish,
He wanted to be the one to give me my first kiss.
CHORUS F G C Dm7
And so this boy from the wrong-side of the track,
Gave me something he could not take back.
Our families disapproved like Montague and Capulet, C Bm Am
And when he left for love they found their silence in regret.
He wanted us to live like Romeo and Juliet,
Two star-crossed lovers who somehow loved to death.
And when he struck the courage, I found I could not go, C Bm Am
I didn’t have the heart like Juliet and her Romeo.
VERSE 3
Then he was gone, though he begged to stay,
He told them he would do better, please give him one more day.
They turned deaf ears, they were not swayed,
They handed him to the state without thought or delay.
VERSE 4
He snuck out, called me at home,
Said he needed me, he could not bear to be alone.
But I was scared, I was confused,
And when he left, he could not live with his heart so abused.
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