I know I stand in line, 
until you think you have the time 
To spend an evening with me 
And if we go someplace to dance, 
I know that there's a chance 
You won't be leaving with me 

And 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" 

I can see it in your eyes, 
you still despise the same old lies 
You heard the night before 
And though it's just a line to you, 
for me it's [bad word] 
It never seemed so right before 

I practice every day to find 
some clever lines 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"