If I tell you I love you, let the words that I say ring as true tomorrow as they do today,
Show me that you are listening with an open heart,
Tell me you will remember these words said in the dark.

If I make my confession, promise never to tell,
Let your lips be silent as a broken mission bell,
Like a heart-shaped locket, if we're ever apart, slip it into your pocket: these words said in the dark.

See the candle flicker down to just a spark,
Hold tight to this moment, these words said in the dark.

See the candle flicker down to just a spark,
Hold tight to this moment, these words said in the dark.

When the sun comes climbing like a bandit into your bed,
Dogs outside are barking the cobwebs from your head,
In the harsh light of morning, don't you take it too hard,
Darling, nothing will change these words said in the dark.

See the candle flicker down to just a spark,
Hold tight to this moment, these words said in the dark,
Oh, hold tight to this moment, these words said in the dark.