Did You Have to Wait 'til Doomsday to Say "I Love You" - Dr. Elmo
Did you have to wait till doomsday
To say "I love you"?
Did you have to wait till the missiles
Were in the air?
Now that the world's on red
Alert and we've all hit the dirt
Now you tell me that you care
For 10 long years we've been a courtin'
For 10 years there's been only you
I've wined you and dined you
And I've tried to incline you
Toward tellin' the preacher "I do"
But tonight while we were dancin',
An earache siren
Made 5000 waltzers hit the floor
And while everyone else was sayin' their prayers
You turned to me and said "Darlin', I'm yours"
Did you have to wait till doomsday
To say "I love you"?
Did you have to wait till the missiles
Were in the air?
Now that the world's on red
Alert and we've all hit the dirt
Now you tell me that you care
Come let me put my arm around your shoulder
And tell me that that you love me again
And let's hurry and find us a preacher, darlin'
Or my best man will be an ICBM well
Did you have to wait till doomsday
To say "I love you"?
Did you have to wait till the missiles
Were in the air?
Now that the world's on red
Alert and we've all hit the dirt
Now you tell me that you care
So let these words be our epitaph
To be certain that our marriage will last:
"Till death do us part, don't open your heart
Till just before an H bomb blasts"
Did you have to wait till doomsday
To say "I love you"?
Did you have to wait till the missiles
Were in the air?
Now that the world's on red
Alert and we've all hit the dirt
Now you tell me that you care
(Better too late than never.)