[Verse 1] I saw you waiting by the corner Looking like you had nowhere to be I had a line already polished Something effortless and witty I walked over like I meant it Every step completely under control You smiled before I even got there And there went everything I know I opened my mouth The moment arrived I had one job [Refrain] I was going to say something clever Something you'd remember forever Cool and composed Perfectly timed The kind of thing that sounds better With your hand casually holding mine I was going to say something clever Then you looked at me like that And all I said was “Nice weather.” It wasn't even nice. [Verse 2] You could've rescued the occasion You could've kindly looked away Instead you raised one eyebrow And said, “That's all you've got to say?” So naturally I kept on talking Which was mistake number two I mentioned traffic, shoes and coffee And somehow gardening came through You let me finish That's to your credit Or maybe you just wanted to see How deep I could dig it [Refrain] I was going to say something clever Something you'd remember forever Smooth and assured Dangerously bright The kind of line that makes somebody Think about you half the night I was going to say something clever Then you moved a little near And all I said was “Do you come here?” We were standing outside your building. [Verse 3] By then I had accepted My reputation wouldn't survive But you were still beside me laughing So apparently neither would I You said, “For someone so confident You fall apart impressively” I said, “You should see me on a good day” You said, “I'd rather see you Tuesday” Now that was clever I wish I'd said it But I was busy trying not to smile Like you had already won [Middle Eight] Maybe perfect words are overrated Maybe charm can miss its cue Maybe every polished little sentence Would've sounded wrong with you Because somewhere in the nonsense Between the weather and the street You stopped laughing for a second And you looked straight back at me So I tried one more time [Final Refrain] I was going to say something clever Something you'd remember forever No rehearsed line No grand design Nothing borrowed, nothing polished Nothing hiding what was on my mind I was going to say something clever But clever wasn't what I meant So I said, “I'd really like to see you again.” You smiled and said, “That's better.” [Outro] I still had three good lines. Maybe Tuesday. Maybe Tuesday. [End]
