Last night I told a lie When I told you I could say goodbye Here in the light of day What a crazy thing for me to say Chorus: What I meant to say was I love you What's been killing me is I hurt you What I didn't do was hold you When I saw the teardrops fall What I should have said was I'm sorry What I should've said was forgive me What I meant to say was what I didn't say at all Last night I had a dream You were really walking out on me I woke up scared to death Please forget about the things I said Repeat Chorus What I meant to say was what I didn't say at all What I meant to say was what I didn't say at all