To hear you say 'i love you'

I never shall forget the way
you kindly looked at me that day
i whispered that i loved you dear
but softly so you couldn't hear
you know that i like you now
but you don't know just how
i love you more then words can tell
my love is delicate like a shell
but i can never to you tell
for i fear that i would fail
and you would never love me to
as much as i now love you
so tell me now, tell me true
just please say the words "I love you"