Love story

2006年冬天，乡村女歌手泰勒斯威芙特（Taylor Swift，以下简称TS）推出她的首支单曲，以当红乡村巨星提姆麦克罗（Tim McGraw）的名字当作标题，引起广大的注意，也打进了乡村排行前十名。看到这样一个标题，也许很多人都会直觉的以为那是一首歌颂提姆麦克罗的作品，事实上，提姆麦克罗的名字在这里只是被当作一段爱情故事里面的「书签」，唱歌的女孩子告诉心上人，当你想到提姆麦克罗的时候，我希望你想到我最喜爱的歌曲，我希望你想到我。令人惊奇的是，TS不但是歌曲的作者，她首张同名专辑里面的所有歌曲也都是她亲自参与谱写的，而当时她才十五岁。在乡村歌坛的历史上，我们曾经陆续看到过好些大放异彩的少女歌手：谭妮雅塔克（Tanya Tucker）唱红「Delta Dawn」的时候，才十三岁，玛莉奥斯蒙（Marie Osmond）以「Paper Roses」成名的时候，也是十三岁，而黎安莱姆丝（LeAnn Rimes）以「Blue」首度造成轰动的时候，同样也是十三岁。比较起来，TS的崛起似乎稍微晚了一点点，但是跟几位「前辈」们不同的是，她不必仰赖别人来帮她作曲，不但能唱，更以「创作歌手」的姿态出现，展现了相当成熟的创作才华，因此前途是非常被看好的。

Taylor Swift - Love Story
We were both young when I first saw you
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
I'm standing there on a balcony in summer air
See the lights, see the party, the ballgowns
See you make your way to 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
And I said,
"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes"
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
We keep quiet, 'cause we're dead if they knew
So close your eyes, escape this town for a little while
'Cause you were Romeo, I was a scarlet letter
And my daddy said, "Stay away from Juliet!"
But you were everything to me
I was begging you please don't go
And I said,
"Romeo, take me somewhere we can be alone
I'll be waiting, all there's left to do is run
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes
Romeo, save me, they're trying to tell me how to feel
This love is difficult, but it's real
Don't be afraid, we'll make it out of this mess
It's a love story, baby, just say yes"
I got tired of waiting,
wondering if you were ever coming around
My faith in you was fading,
when I met you on the outskirts of town
And I said,
"Romeo, save me, I've been feeling so alone
I keep waiting for you but you never come
Is this in my head, I don't know what to think"
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
And said,
"Marry me, Juliet, you'll never have to be alone
I love you and that's all I really know
I talked to your dad, go pick out a white dress
It's a love story, baby, just say yes"
We were both young when I first saw you
Over...