Song written by Carson Parks and originally recorded by Carson and Gaile in 1967. The version by Frank and Nancy Sinatra, from the same year, is possibly the most famous recording, although in recent years a version by Robbie Williams and Nicole Kidman (2001) is the most cited one.
Kim Wilde sang this song together with Des O’Connor on his TV show on 14 December 1988.
Lyrics
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
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 lines
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