Tell me why, though I try to forget 
Tell me why, why I think of you yet 
I know I'll never be free 
What has happened to me 

Tell me why, when we danced until three 
Tell me why, why my heart couldn't see 
I never dreamed of romance 
Never gave it a chance 

When I think of how you looked that day 
In your gown of silk and lace 
Should have known the day you came my way 
That this was the time and the place 

Tell me why I keep fooling my heart 
When I know it was love from the start 
Why don't we give it a try
If you know, tell me why 

When I think of how you looked that day 
In your gown of silk and lace 
Should have known the day you came my way 
That this was the time and the place 

Tell me why I keep fooling my heart 
When I know it was love from the start 
Why don't we give it a try 
If you know, tell me why 

Tell me
Tell me... why