It was a day in springtime
We did not have the time
To think of work for the week
To not be late
We had jumped into the car
Which had dropped us at Suresnes [1]
Ah! How everything seemed beautiful
On that beautiful afternoon
And it was then that I met
The guy that I've always dreamed off
He told me "I love you" [formally] [2]
I told him "I feel the same way"
It's the least I could do [3]
He told me, "Can we speak casually (to each other)?"[2]
I told him, "It's alright (between us)"
It's the least I could do
And then, without really understanding (why)
I followed him
His eyes were so gentle
That my heart melted
He told me "Kiss me"
I told him "Here, help yourself"
It's the least I could do
The two of us
Pretended to boast
To not seem worried
But in the end, we were
Two shy people
With his friends
He was a know-it-all
I listened to him, I found him splendid
While we were dancing
He standing mattered
But when we met each other by the harbour
He wasn't the same anymore, his voice trembled
He told me "Come, little lady"
I told him "I'm ready"
It was the smallest of things
He told me "All night long"
Then I said yes
It's the least I could do
We had walked in the shadow
All along the road
And as it turned dark
He held my hand
He told me "I'm serious"
I said nothing, it was better (that way)
It's the least I could do
When morning came
He seemed upset
About something he didn't want to say
He turned pretentious once more
Yes, but it sounded fake
I saw that he forced himself to smile
I had a heavy heart
Yes, of course, it was too beautiful (to be true)
It was the time the say farewell (to each other) [4]
And I had tears in my eyes
He told me "Be good
Because you see, our brief romance
It's the least I could do
We meet, we part
And then we quickly forget
It's really the least I could do"
But when I opened the door
In the blue morning (light)
He told me "You're the greatest (love of mine) [5]
Stay, if you like"
And since that fateful day
We are one forever
It's the least we could do!