I'm trying hard not to say what I really feel 

I wouldn't dare to 

Don't want to scare you

The truth is I'm still afraid to say three words 

So I sit tight-lipped 

Let me try to spell it out


Not sure that I've got enough letters to express what I'm trying to say to you

I'm holding out for the triple word score

But I'm sure that nothing could be better than me and you 

So baby for now it's less than four


If I counted all the twenty-five cent words 

I could use to woo you I'd be bankrupt and at a loss for words 

If I only could work up the nerve to be honest and courageous

I wouldn't have to spell it out


Not sure that I've got enough letters to express what I'm trying to say to you

I'm holding out for the triple word score

But I'm sure that nothing could be better than me and you 

So baby for now it's less than four


Your smile I do attest 

I'd be hard-pressed to dare protest 

Your wiles I must confess

Albeit reluctantly they get the best of me


Not sure that I've got enough letters to express what I'm trying to say to you

I'm holding out for the triple word score

But I'm sure that nothing could be better than me and you 

So baby for now it's less than four