Verse 1
Danny slammed the front door
Said, “Silvy, I’ve had enough”
She shouted down the hallway
“You never understood my love”
He stepped out into the evening
She watched him through the rain
Both were waiting for the other
Just to call them back again
Verse 2
Danny reached the corner
Then he stopped beneath the light
Thought, Turn around and tell her
You were angry — you weren’t right
But pride can hold you prisoner
When love is still inside
So he carried on pretending
There was nothing left to hide
Chorus
If you’d only said my name
I would have turned around
If you’d only said, “I’m sorry”
I’d have never left this town
We were both too hurt to whisper
Both too proud to take the blame
And we might still be together
If you’d only said my name
Verse 3
Silvy sat beside the window
With her coffee growing cold
Thought, Run outside and find him
Before this night gets old
She even reached the doorway
With her jacket in her hand
But saying, “Danny, please come home”
Was more than she could stand
Verse 4
Danny found a telephone box
Put the money in the slot
Dialled her number slowly
With the courage that he’d got
Silvy heard the telephone
And reached it on the ring
But Danny hung the receiver up
Before she said a thing
Chorus
If you’d only said my name
I would have turned around
If you’d only said, “I’m sorry”
I’d have never left this town
We were both too hurt to whisper
Both too proud to take the blame
And we might still be together
If you’d only said my name
Bridge
Danny thought, Tomorrow
Silvy thought the same
Surely one would find the courage
Surely one would say the name
But tomorrow became Tuesday
Then a week became a year
And the words that seemed impossible
Were all they longed to hear
Final Verse
Years later Danny saw her
On a crowded railway train
For one second they were twenty
Standing in that hall again
Silvy smiled across the carriage
Danny whispered out her name
But the doors closed there between them
And the train pulled out again
Final Chorus
If you’d only said my name
I would have turned around
If you’d only said, “I’m sorry”
I’d have never left this town
We were both too hurt to whisper
Both too proud to take the blame
And we might still be together…
If you’d only said my name
Outro
Silvy…
Danny…
Sometimes love is lost
For the words we never say.
Lyrics Michael Forty
Voice Michael Forty