She said ‘I love you’ before she died But she didn’t say it to my face I wasn’t there when she said ‘goodnight’ She said it to someone else This should have been me This could have been me This would have been me If I wasn’t afraid This should have been you This could have been you This would have been you But I chose to wait Here is our story Here is our plight No happy ending No lullaby There ain’t no glory No hero No knight No dragon No princess No honour No fight I go to sleep alone Every night I wake with a stone Where once was a heart I said ‘I love you’ at the graveside With a sense of loss, I can’t replace I’d give the world for another try She’ll never be here to tell This should have been us This could have been us This would have been us But now it’s too late She said ‘I love you’ before she died But I never got to bid farewell I wasn’t there when she said ‘goodnight’ Now she’ll say it to no one else Again I loved you then I love you still Be sure I did I do I will