I didn't mean to treat you so bad
  You shouldn't take it so personal
  I didn't mean to make you so sad
  You just happened to be there, that's all
  When I saw you say goodbye to your friends and smile
  I thought that it was well understood
  That you'd be comin' back in a little while
  I didn't know that you were sayin' goodbye for good.
    But sooner or later one of us must know
  But you just did what you're supposed to do
  Sooner or later one of us must know
  That I really did try to get close to you.
    I couldn't see what you could show me
  Your scarf had kept your mouth well hid
  I couldn't see how you could know me
  But you said you knew me and I believed you did
  When you whispered in my ear
  And asked me if I was leavin' with you or her
  I didn't realize just what I did hear
  I didn't realize how young you were.
    But sooner or later one of us must know
  But you just doing what you're supposed to do
  Sooner or later one of us must know
  That I really did try to get close to you.
    I couldn't see when it started snowin'
  Your voice was all that I heard
  I couldn't see where we were goin'
  But you said you knew and I took your word
  And then you told me later as I apologized
  That you were just kiddin' me, you weren't really from the farm
  And I told you, as you clawed out my eyes
  That I never really meant to do you any harm.
    But sooner or later one of us must know
  But you just did what you're supposed to do
  Sooner or later one of us must know
  That I really did try to get close to you.