diff --git a/lib/webvtt/file.rb b/lib/webvtt/file.rb
index 636fc7d..43dcec9 100644
--- a/lib/webvtt/file.rb
+++ b/lib/webvtt/file.rb
@@ -61,12 +61,12 @@ def add_a_cue(collected_lines)
       cue_opts = {}
       if collected_lines.first.include?('-->')
         cue_opts[:identifier] = nil
-        cue_opts[:cue_line] = collected_lines.first
+        cue_opts[:cue_line] = collected_lines.shift
       elsif collected_lines[1].include?('-->')
-        cue_opts[:identifier] = collected_lines.first
-        cue_opts[:cue_line] = collected_lines[1]
+        cue_opts[:identifier] = collected_lines.shift
+        cue_opts[:cue_line] = collected_lines.shift
       end
-      cue_opts[:text] = collected_lines[2..-1].join("\n")
+      cue_opts[:text] = collected_lines.join(' ')
       cues << Cue.new(cue_opts)
     end