《Love Story》是由美国女歌手泰勒·斯威夫特(霉霉,Taylor Swift)录唱的一首乡村流行歌曲,歌词、曲谱均由泰勒·斯威夫特创作,《Love Story》在公告牌百强单曲榜最高排名第四,被美国唱片工业协会认证为五倍白金单曲,使得泰勒·斯威夫特成为2009年美国数码单曲销量最高的女歌手。2009年6月,这首歌曲MV获得乡村音乐电视奖“年度最佳音乐视频”奖项。歌词原文和译文如下:
作词、作曲: Taylor Swift
We were both young when I first saw you
第一次见到你的时候我们都还很年轻
I close my eyes and the flashback starts
我闭上眼睛 我们的故事在我脑海里一幕幕回放
I'm standing there
我站在那里
On a balcony in summer air
炎炎夏日的阳台上
See the lights see the party the ball gowns
看着这些灯光,派对和舞会礼服
see you make your way through the crowd
我看见你穿过拥挤的人群
And say hello
向我打招呼
Little did I know
我却一无所知
That you were Romeo you were throwing pebbles
你就是罗密欧,你扔石子(敲打窗户来找我)
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
我爸爸说:“离朱丽叶远点”
And I was crying on the staircase
我在楼梯上不停地哭泣
Begging you please don't go
心中乞求你不要离开
And I said
我说
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
罗密欧,带我去一个我们能单独相处的地方吧
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
我等待着这一天,只有逃离才能让我们摆脱束缚
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
你会成为王子,而我也将会是公主
It's a love story
这是一个爱情故事
Baby just say yes
亲爱的,你只需答应我
So I sneak out to the garden to see you
于是,我偷偷地到花园去见你
We keep quiet cause we're dead if they knew
我们保持低调因为如果被他们知道的话我们就死定了
So close your eyes
所以请闭上你的眼睛
Escape this town for a little while
逃避尘世 即使如此短暂的一刻
Oh oh
oh oh
Cause you were Romeo I was a scarlet letter
因为你是罗密欧,世俗不允许我们相恋
And my daddy said stay away from Juliet
我爸爸说:“离朱丽叶远点”
But you were everything to me
但是你就是我的一切
I was begging you please don't go
心中乞求你不要离开
And I said
然后我说
Romeo take me somewhere we can be alone
罗密欧,带着我去一个只有我们两个人的地方吧
I'll be waiting all there's left to do is run
我等待着这一天,只有逃离才能让我们摆脱束缚
You'll be the prince and I'll be the princess
你会成为我的王子,而我也将会是你的公主
It's a love story
这是一个爱情故事
Baby just say yes
亲爱的,你只需答应我
Romeo save me
罗密欧,拯救我
They’re trying to tell me how to feel
他们总在试图左右我的思想
This love is difficult but it's real
这种的爱是困难的,但它是真实的
Don't be afraid we'll make it out of this mess
别害怕,我们终究会冲破困境
It's a love story
这就是我们的爱情
Baby just say yes
亲爱的,你只需答应我
Oh oh
Oh oh
I got tired of waiting
我厌倦了等待
Wondering if you were ever coming around
怀疑你是否会如期出现在我的面前
My faith in you was fading
曾经坚定的信念开始动摇
When I met you on the outskirts of town
当我在城郊与你相会
And I said
我说
Romeo save me
罗密欧,救救我
I've been feeling so alone
孤独的感觉一直缠绕着我
I keep waiting for you but you never come
我一直在等你,而你却沓然无踪
Is this in my head
我的脑海里
I don't know what to think
一片空白
He knelt to the ground and pulled out a ring
他跪在地上,并掏出一枚钻戒
And said
对我说
Marry me Juliet you'll never have to be alone
嫁给我吧 朱丽叶,我不会再让你感到孤单
I love you and that's all I really know
我知道我一直深爱着你
I talked to your dad
我和你的爸爸谈话了
Go pick out a white dress
快去挑选一件洁白的婚纱
It's a love story
这是一个爱情故事
Baby just say yes
宝贝,你只需答应我
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
Oh oh oh oh
'Cause we were both young when I first saw you
因为当我第一次见到你的时候我们都还很年轻

歌词内容借用罗密欧与朱丽叶般的爱情桥段,描绘了一对不得不把爱情深深地埋在心底的可怜恋人,在轻快和感伤间摇摆,又不失少女的一丝单纯。而在音乐方面,泰勒·斯威夫特更是将传统的乡村音乐与摇滚乐贴切结合,整首歌曲乐风清新。