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

that you despise the same old lies

you heard the night before

and though it's just a line to you

for me it's true and never seemed so right before

i practice every day

to find some clever lines to say

to make the meaning come true

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

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

i love you