Verse: I know I stand in line until you think you have the time to spend the evening with me And if we go someplace to dance, I know that there's a chance you won't be leaving with me Then 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 true and never felt so right before I practice every day to find some clever lines to say to make the meaning come through But then I think I'll wait until the evening get's late and I'm alone with you The time is right, your perfume fills my head, the stars get red and oh the night 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 so blue And then I go and spoil it all by saying something stupid like "I love you