Story Behind The Song
True story, 'nuff said.
Song Description
Falling in love, the uncertainty, the wishes, the inevitability.
Song Length |
2:59 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Pop - Easy Listening |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
Subject |
Falling in Love |
Similar Artists |
Shawn Colvin, Beck |
Language |
English |
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Lyrics
YOU NEVER KNOW WORDS AND MUSIC
NOEL ESKEW
I LIT A CANDLE AND I PUT IT IN MY WINDOW
AND LET IT GO ALL NIGHT LONG
AND WHEN I OPENED MY EYES THIS MORNING
IT WAS STILL BURNING AND YOU WERE STILL GONE
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, NOW DO YA
HOW YOU LIVED WITHOUT LOVE SO LONG
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IT?S DOIN? TO YA
TILL YOUR HEART?S LONG GONE
I HAD A TALK WITH MYSELF IN THE MIRROR JUST NOW
SAID, ?GIRL, YOU?RE SUCH A SILLY THING?
HE AIN?T EVEN HERE TO HEAR YOU
CALLIN? OUT HIS NAME
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, NOW DO YA
HOW YOU LIVED WITHOUT LOVE SO LONG
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IT?S DOIN? TO YA
TILL YOUR HEART?S LONG GONE
SO I SIT HERE DRINKIN? COFFEE ALONE
WONDER IF YOU FEEL IT, TOO
GUESS I HAD IT COMIN?, SHOULDA KNOWN
GETTIN? MIXED UP WITH THE LIKES OF YOU
BUT YOU NEVER KNOW, NOW DO YA
HOW YOU LIVED WITHOUT LOVE SO LONG
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IT?S DOIN? TO YA
TILL YOUR HEART?S LONG GONE
AND I DON?T WANT TO HEAR NO EXPLANATIONS
I WON?T OFFER YOU SOME LAME EXCUSE
I TELL MYSELF IT?S MY IMAGINATION
BUT IT?S JUST NO USE
?CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW, NOW DO YA
HOW YOU LIVED WITHOUT LOVE SO LONG
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT IT?S DOIN? TO YA
TILL YOUR HEART?S LONG GONE
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