I’ve Never Said “I Love You” – for my Mikey Baby

I’ve walked in the dawn on somebody’s arm,
And looked at the lights along the shore;
But I’ve never said I love you,
So when I say I love you,
He’ll know I’ve never loved before.

I’ve touched in the dark and laughed in the rain,
And listened to all the old clichés;
But I’ve never said I love you,
I’m saving my “I love you”
For someone worthy of the phrase.
For somebody wise and strong and tall;
And yet he may not be that at all.

I only know we’ll turn and we’ll look,
We’ll nod and we’ll know
We’ll stare and we’ll smile
And there and then
I’ll gratefully say I love you,
So when I say I love you,
He’ll know I’ve never loved before;
He’ll know I’ll never love again!