I love you
The three hardest words for him to say
He wanted them to be said
Because they're true
He thought about them every day
Replayed them over and over in his head

He wonders if she feels the same
He asked himself time and time again
Does she know my name?
Not knowing got under his skin.

To compare this to chess would be obscene,
For while I am a lowly pawn she is a radiant queen
He can't bear to know if he got down on a knee
Would she say yes and say that she loves me?

As he brushes the hair from her face
He manages to smile past his former disgrace.