[Verse 1]
Correct procedure at a wedding
Is for you to say 'I do'
But you don't
And if you asked me to marry you
You know I'd say 'I will'
So you won't

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I know you're not too keen
On such conventional expressions
But if you could string the words along
You could make the perfect sentence

[Chorus]
Quote I love you unquote
(Three little words you never wrote)
Quote I love you unquote
(Words so small, sharp, and stick in your throat)
Conspicuously absent from your note
Quote I love you unquote
Quote best wishes unquote
Full stop close brackets
That's all you wrote

[Verse 2]
Tradition at a smart occasion
Is to beg me for a dance
But not you
I've grown accustomed to attention
But you don't spare a glance
You look through
[Pre-Chorus 2]
I know you find the subject
Unfit for conversation
But if you join the syllables
You could make the perfect statement

[Chorus]
Quote I love you unquote
(Three little words you never wrote)
Quote I love you unquote
(Words so small, sharp, and stick in your throat)
Conspicuously absent from your note
Quote I love you unquote
Quote best wishes unquote
Full stop close brackets
That's all you wrote

[Verse 3]
Correct procedure on the phone
Is to beg me be your own
But you don't
And if you asked me to marry you
You know I'd say 'I will'
So you won't

[Pre-Chorus 3]
I know my constant overtures
May seem a touch obsessive
But if you can type the characters
You could make the perfect message
[Chorus]
Quote I love you unquote
(Three little words you never wrote)
Quote I love you unquote
(Words so small, sharp, and stick in your throat)
Conspicuously absent from your note
Quote I love you unquote
Quote best wishes unquote
Full stop close brackets
That's all you wrote

[Outro]
Quote best wishes unquote
Quote best wishes unquote
That's all you wrote
That's all you wrote
That's all you wrote
That's all you wrote