| We thought that love was over | 
| That we were really through | 
| I said I didn’t love him | 
| 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 curtains started waving | 
| For me to come inside | 
| I tell you confidentially | 
| 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 him | 
| And when I looked around | 
| The room was singing love songs | 
| And dancing up and down | 
| And now we’re both so happy | 
| Because at last we’ve found | 
| That we just couldn’t say goodbye | 
| People in love are funny | 
| They’re mighty hard to explain | 
| One minute they quarrel | 
| Then they’re back together again | 
| Take my case for instance | 
| We had a little fuss | 
| Now listen, ladies and gentlemen | 
| Here’s what happened to us | 
| I said I didn’t love him | 
| That we’d begin anew | 
| But we just couldn’t say goodbye | 
| The chair and then the sofa | 
| They broke right down and cried | 
| I tell you confidentially | 
| The tears were hard to hide | 
| And we just couldn’t say goodbye | 
| So I went back and kissed him | 
| And when I looked around | 
| The room was singing love songs | 
| And dancing up and down | 
| And now we’re both so happy | 
| Because at last we’ve found | 
| That we just couldn’t say goodbye |