Jerry Herman
I’ve Never Said I Love You
[NINA]
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 cliches
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 then and then
I'll gratefully say, "I love you"
And when I say, "I love you"
He'll know I've never loved before
He'll know I'll never love again

I'll gratefully say, "I love you"
And when I say, "I love you"
He'll know I've never loved before
He'll know I'll never love again