So there he is again... back to the wall, glass in his hand, heart in his shoes. And he wants me to tell him somethin’? Bless him. He could start. [Verse 1] I’m standin’ by the counter, quiet as a flame, not playin’ any wicked little hide-and-seek game. I saw you lookin’ over, then look away again, as if one little sentence was a walk through wind and rain. [Verse 2] You lean there like a poet who misplaced his pen, waitin’ for the heavens to begin and tell you when. But love don’t send a trumpet, love don’t ring a bell. Sometimes it’s just a woman thinkin’: Come on, lad, oh well. [Pre-Chorus] You say “Sag mir irgendwas,” I hear it from afar. But I’m not climbin’ down the moon to meet you at the bar. [Chorus] Say somethin’ yourself, love, say somethin’ yourself. Don’t leave your brave little heart dusty on the shelf. Say somethin’ yourself, love, give the night a try. If I look sad, my dear, it’s ’cause you won’t say hi. [Verse 3] What do you expect me to do in front of you? Fall down on my knees and beg you for a drink or two? “Please, kind sir, invite me, save me from this place?” Oh, don’t be such a dreamer with that frightened little face. [Verse 4] I’m not cold, I’m not laughin’, I’m not turnin’ you away. I just can’t do your walkin’ for you every step today. A woman may be waitin’, a woman may be kind, but she can’t read a love note that you only write inside. [Pre-Chorus] You say “Tell me somethin’,” but I’m wonderin’ just the same: Will you ever cross the room, or only worship from the frame? [Chorus] Say somethin’ yourself, love, say somethin’ yourself. Don’t leave your brave little heart dusty on the shelf. Say somethin’ yourself, love, give the night a try. If I look sad, my dear, it’s ’cause you won’t say hi. [Bridge] Oh, I know that look, that noble little pain, the tragic little thunder in a very local rain. But I’m just here standin’ with my glass and my smile, not a distant constellation you must study for a while. Take one step, dear boy, just one across the floor. Not a speech, not a vow, not a war. [Verse 5] The band is playin’ louder, the lights are turnin’ low, and you’re still askin’ silence what you already know. If you want an answer, then let your courage live. A woman can receive, but a man must also give. [Final Chorus] Say somethin’ yourself, love, say somethin’ yourself. Don’t leave your brave little heart dusty on the shelf. Say somethin’ yourself, love, give the night a try. If I look sad, my dear, it’s ’cause you won’t say hi. Say somethin’ yourself, love, before the moment goes. Some doors don’t open, darling, unless somebody shows. [Outro] [Choir rises softly] [Grand piano and strings fade] So there he is again... sweet fool by the wall. And here I am, not so far away. Say somethin’, love. I might answer.
