[Verse 1]

We're all bored, we're all so tired of everything

We wait for trains that just aren't comin'

We show off our different scarlet letters

Trust me, mine is better

We're so young, but we're on the road to ruin

We play dumb, but we know exactly what we're doin'

We cry tears of mascara in the bathroom

Honey, life is just a classroom

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

[Chorus]

'Cause baby, I could build a castle

Out of all the bricks they threw at me

And every day is like a battle

But every night with us is like a dream

Baby, we're the new romantics, come on, come along with me

Heartbreak is the national anthem, we sing it proudly

We are too busy dancin' to get knocked off our feet

Baby, we're the new romantics

The best people in life are free

[Verse 2]

We're all here, the lights and noise are blinding

We hang back, it's all in the timing

It's poker, he can't see it in my face

But I'm about to play my Ace, ah

We need love, but all we want is danger

We team up, then switch sides like a record changer

The rumors are terrible and cruel

But, honey, most of them are true

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

[Chorus]

'Cause baby, I could build a castle

Out of all the bricks they threw at me

And every day is like a battle

But every night with us is like a dream

Baby, we're the new romantics, come on, come along with me

Heartbreak is the national anthem, we sing it proudly

We are too busy dancin' (Yeah) to get knocked off our feet (Hey)

Baby, we're the new romantics

The best people in life are free

[Post-Chorus]

(Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh) Oh

(Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh) So, come on, come along with me

(Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh) The best people in life are free

(Oh, oh, oh-oh, oh)

[Bridge]

Please, take my hand and

Please, take me dancing and

Please, leave me stranded

It's so romantic (It's so romantic)

Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah

[Chorus]

'Cause baby, I could build a castle (Oh)

Out of all the bricks they threw at me (At me)

And every day is like a battle (Oh)

But every night with us is like a dream (Is like a dream)

'Cause baby, I could build a castle (Castle)

Out of all the bricks they threw at me (And)

And every day is like a battle (Oh)

But every night with us is like a dream

Baby, we're the new romantics, come on, come along with me

Heartbreak is the national anthem, we sing it proudly

We are too busy dancin' (Hey) to get knocked off our feet

Baby, we're the new romantics

The best people in life are free