This is story about a boy and girl 
Trying to find a life in the big world 
Somehow they're together 

There ain't much to the mystery 
Misery loves company 
She just waves her hand
And says whatever 
Well, this ain't love, this ain't love
This ain't love at all, and he says

We're not Romeo, we're not Juliet 
How long does it take to fill this emptiness 
We're just two lost souls 
And baby, we got no regrets 

We don't wanna say bye-bye 
Babe it's just you and I 
We're not Romeo - we're not Juliet 

He ain't pretty with his hard old heart 
Second generation immigrant scars 
And he knows that this ain't heaven, no 

She's all skinny like a cigarette 
And he's the only thing - the only thing that she respects 
And he's trying to make it better 
This ain't love, this ain't love
This ain't love at all, and he says

We're not Romeo, we're not Juliet 
You'd thought you'd seen it all
But you ain't seen nothin' yet 
We're just two lost souls 
And baby, we got no regrets 

Now it's just you and I 
We're nothin' unless we try 
We're not Romeo - not Juliet 

It has to feel right but it never does 
It has to be perfect but it never is 
You wanna be sure but you never do 
We're not Romeo or Juliet - it's just me and you 

We're just two lost souls 
And baby, we got no regrets 

We don't wanna say bye-bye 
Babe it's just you and I 
We're not Romeo - we're not Juliet 

We're not Romeo, we're not Juliet 
How long does it take to fill this emptiness 
We're just two lost souls 
And baby we got no regrets 

Ya, it's just you and I 
We're nothin' unless we try - oh no 
We're not Romeo, not Juliet 
No we're not - that's a fact