I kno w I stand in li ne until you thi nk you have the time
To spend an ev ening wit h me;
And i f we go some pl ace to dance, I kno w that there's a chanc e
You won't be l eaving with me .
Then a fterward, we go into some quie t little place
And have a dr ink or tw o;
And th en I go and spo il it all,
By s aying something stu pid, like, "I lov e you."
I can se e it in your eyes that you despise
The same old li es you heard the nig ht befor e;
But tho ugh it's just a lin e to you,
For m e it's true, and n ever seemed so rig ht before .
I pr actice every da y to find some clev er line to say
To make the m eaning co me throu gh;
But then I think I'll wa it until the ev ening gets late
And I'm al one with yo u.
The tim e is right...your per fume fills my hea d,
The stars get red, and, oh, the ni ght's so blu e,
And th en I go and spo il it all,
By s aying something stup id, like, "I love you."
Coda :
I lov e you I lov e you .