I didn't mean to treat you so bad   You shouldn't take it so personal   I didn't mean to make you so sad   You just happened to be there, that's all   When I saw you say "goodbye" to your friend and smile   I thought that it was well understood   That you'd be comin' back in a little while   I didn't know that you were sayin' "goodbye" for good      But, sooner or later, one of us must know   That you just did what you're supposed to do   Sooner or later, one of us must know   That I really did try to get close to you      I couldn't see what you could show me   Your scarf had kept your mouth well hid   I couldn't see how you could know me   But you said you knew me and I believed you did   When you whispered in my ear   And asked me if I was leavin' with you or her   I didn't realize just what I did hear   I didn't realize how young you were      But, sooner or later, one of us must know   That your just doing what you're supposed to do   Sooner or later, one of us must know   That I really did try to get close to you      I couldn't see when it started snowin'   Your voice was all that I heard   I couldn't see where we were goin'   But you said you knew an' I took your word   And then you told me later, as I apologized   That you were just kiddin' me, you weren't really from the farm   An' I told you, as you clawed out my eyes   That I never really meant to do you any harm      But, sooner or later, one of us must know   That you a just did what you're supposed to do   Sooner or later, one of us must know   That I really did try to get close to you