NEVER FORGET TO SAY I LOVE YOU (1950s American Crooner Ballad) INTRO (vinyl crackle, soft piano, slow saxophone) In this life… We all need somebody… Somebody real… Somebody who stays… ⸻ VERSE 1 In this life we all need a friend Someone true until the bitter end Somebody strong when the whole world falls The kind who always answers when you call A soul who’d run to save your heart Even when your world falls apart And people like that are rare, it’s true Maybe one… maybe two… But when the darkness fills your mind You know exactly who you’ll find That’s what a real friend is for Standing there at your door ⸻ CHORUS Never forget to say “I love you” Before the night turns cold and blue Hold your people while they’re near Tomorrow may disappear Oh darling don’t let go too soon Life can change beneath the moon And every heart needs somebody true Never forget to say “I love you” ⸻ VERSE 2 When your heart breaks late at night And nothing in this world feels right You know he’ll sit right by your side Just to keep your soul alive He don’t speak with empty words Or fake promises never heard When you cry he feels it too Your pain cuts straight through He would rather hear you laugh Than watch your whole world collapse And seeing tears run down your face Feels like dying in slow pace ⸻ CHORUS Never forget to say “I love you” Before the sky stops shining blue Tell the ones who keep you strong Before the moment’s gone Oh darling don’t waste your time Pride can turn sweet love to crime And every lonely soul needs truth Never forget to say “I love you” ⸻ VERSE 3 That night was heavy, full of rain Broken hearts and silent pain You both were drowning in the storm Trying hard just to hold on She kept crying in the dark He was breaking, falling apart One wanted to scream and fight The other disappeared inside Then you told us she was gone The only thing keeping you strong And hearing that broke us too Like the whole sky split in two So we ran out through the night Told her you were ready to fight Told her you still loved her soul And she started crying more Then you came and held her close Whispered things nobody knows And for a while the world stood still Two hearts learning how to heal ⸻ CHORUS Never forget to say “I love you” Even when the pain cuts through Cause jealous words and foolish pride Can tear good hearts apart inside Oh darling life moves way too fast Nothing beautiful ever lasts So hold the ones who pull you through Never forget to say “I love you” ⸻ BRIDGE (soft piano only) We’re far too young… To break ourselves apart… Far too young… To live with empty hearts… I wanna see you smiling… Not suffering… Living your life… Not destroying it… ⸻ FINAL CHORUS (big orchestral crooner ending) Never forget to say “I love you” While the stars still shine for you Cause one day all the lights grow dim And memories grow thin Oh darling stay before goodbye Don’t let true love slowly die And when this whole old world feels blue Remember someone once loved you… Never forget… To say… “I love you…”
