Maybe we're a little lost in translation

But hey, what's the cost of saying

What lately I've been praying

For you to know?

Scared of lines that I might be crossing

I'm like a dead man walking

What will you do if I start falling

Off this tightrope?

 

Well, I'm sorry, but I love you

If I don't tell you, I'm afraid this heart'll break

And I hate to lay that on you

And look like an ol' fool, 'cause I know that you could say

That you don't love me, you don't want me

You don't need me like I need you

Yeah, I'm sorry, but I had to 'cause I love you

 

And I've made me quite a killing

Staring up at my bedroom ceiling

In hopes that you are feeling

The same way too

And if you do, come on, tell me

And if you don't, good Lord, help me

 

'Cause I'm sorry, but I love you

If I don't tell you, I'm afraid this heart'll break

And I hate to lay that on you

And look like an ol' fool, 'cause I know that you could say

That you don't love me, you don't want me

You don't need me like I need you

Yeah, I'm sorry, but I had to 'cause I love you

 

And if you do, darling, tell me

And if you don't, good Lord, help me

 

'Cause I'm sorry, but I love you

If I don't tell you, I'm afraid this heart'll break

And I hate to lay that on you

And look like an ol' fool, 'cause I know that you could say

That you don't love me, you don't want me

You don't need me like I need you

Yeah, I'm sorry, but I had to 'cause I love you