She asked before she turned away,   "Is there anything you need to say?"   "I love you" , might have worked   I Never said a single word   She never even made the front gate   Before Iknew that I was too late      CHORUS:   I waited 'til she was far enough away   And then I cried   I waited 'til she had all she could take   And I don't know why   I wanted to say I love you   At the perfect time   And like a fool I waited 'til she said goodbye.      All the lines weren't quite right   The chances that I let slip by   All the times that I held out   Are reasons she's not here right now   All she really needed was to know   All I had to do was let it show      CHORUS(2X)