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. 
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] [bad word]  
But then I think I'll wait 
until the evening gets late, 
and I'm alone with you.

The time is right,2x 
your perfume fills my head, 
the stars get red, 
and oh, the night's so blue.

And then I go and spoil it all,2x 
by saying something stupid 
like: "I love you."4x