Written by: Harry Woods
Arranged by: John Guarnieri
Originally made famous by:
Paul Whiteman
Originally made famous by:
Guy Lombardo
From the Album: Columbia Years, 1943-1952
Label: Columbia Records
Recorded: October 24, 1947
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We thought that love was over,
that we were really through,
I said I didn't love her, that
we'd begin anew,
And you can all believe me, we
sure intended to,
But we just couldn't say
goodbye.
The chair and then the sofa,
they broke right down and cried,
The curtain started waving for
me to come inside.
I tell you confident'a'lly the
tears were hard to hide,
And we just couldn't say
goodbye.
The clock was striking twelve
o'clock, it smiled on us below,
With folded hands, it seemed to
say, we'll miss you if you go.
So I went back and kissed her
and when I looked around,
The room was singing love songs
and dancing up and down.
Now we're both so happy because
at last we've found
That we just couldn't say
goodbye.
<musical interlude>
The clock was striking twelve
o'clock, it smiled on us below,
With folded hands, it seemed to
say, we're gonna miss you if you go.
So I went back and kissed her
and when I looked around,
The room was singing love songs
and was dancing up and down.
Now we're both so happy because
at last we've found
That we just couldn't say
goodbye.