Intro :
I didn't mean to treat you s o ba d
You shouldn't take it so p ersonal
I didn't mean to make you s o s ad
Y ou just hap pened to b e the re, that's all
When I saw you say "goodbye" to my friend and smile
I thought that it was we ll understood
That you'd be comin'back i n a little while
I didn't know that you were sa yin'"goodbye" for good
But ,
sooner or later, one of us must k now
You just di d what you're suppos ed to do
Sooner or later, on e of us must kn ow
That I rea lly did try to get close to you
I couldn't see what you could show me
Your scarf had kept your mouth well hid
I couldn't see how you could know me
But you said you knew me and I believed you did
When you whispered in my ear
And asked me if I was leavin'with you or her
I didn't realize just what I did hear
I didn't realize how young you were
I couldn't see when it started snowin'
Your voice was all that I heard
I couldn't see where we were goin'
But you said you knew an'I took your word
And then you told me later, as I apologized
That you were just kiddin'me, you weren't really from the farm
An'I told you, as you clawed out my eyes
That I never really meant to do you any harm