I know I stand in line until
You think you have the time to
spend an evening with me;
And if we go some place to dance,
I know that there's a chance you
won't be leaving with me.
Then afterwards we drop into a
quiet little place
And have a drink or two;
And then I go and spoil it all
By saying something stupid, like,
"I love you."

Bridge:

I can see it in your eyes that
you despise
The same old lies you heard the
night before;
But though it's just a line to you,
For me it's [bad word]  and never
seemed so right before.

I practice every day to find
Some clever line to say
To make the [bad word] through;
But then I think I'll wait until
The evening gets late
And I'm alone with you.

The time is right, your perfume
fills my head,
The stars get red, and, oh,
the night's so blue,
And then I go and spoil it all
By saying something stupid, like,
"I love you."
I love you
I love you.