歌词是诗歌的一种，入乐的叫歌，不入乐的叫诗（或词）。入乐的歌在感情抒发、形象塑造上和诗没有任何区别，但在结构上、节奏上要受音乐的制约，在韵律上要照顾演唱的方便，在遣词炼字上要考虑听觉艺术的特点，因为它要入乐歌唱。下面为大家带来了love story歌词，欢迎大家参考！
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 ball gowns.
See you make your way through 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 tryin' 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 comin' 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.'
Oh, oh.
We were both young when I first saw you[4]
作用
由于歌词表达了歌曲的宗旨和灵魂，阐述了一首歌所要表达的感情和主旨，所以即使年代久远，有的歌词也不容易忘记。歌词的.好坏有时候在很大程度决定了一首歌的好坏，因此很多著名的歌手也会请著名的填词人来创作，当前歌词创作比较优秀的人有林夕、方文山、罗大佑、李宗盛、高晓松、李焯雄、黄霑、徐佳莹、薛之谦、陈信宏、黄伟文、林若宁、黄俊郎、许嵩、毛不易等。
随着人对歌词的重视，歌词这一文体将会被越来越多的人所借用。随着越来越多高素质文人选择歌词创作，流行歌词的艺术水准将大大提高。
