Noel Eskew
You Never Know
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

Credits
Lyric Credits: Noel Eskew
Music Credits: Noel Eskew
Producer Credits: Noel Eskew
Publisher Credits: Eskhar Music
Performance Credits: Noel Eskew, guitar & vocal
Description
Short Song Description:
Falling in love, the uncertainty, the wishes, the inevitability.
Story Behind the Song:
True story, 'nuff said.
Metadata
Song Length: 2:59
Primary Genre: Folk-Contemporary
Secondary Genre: Pop-Easy Listening
Tempo / Feel: Medium (111 - 130)
Lead Vocal: Female Vocal
Subject Matter 1: Falling in Love
Similar Artist 1: Shawn Colvin
Similar Artist 2: Beck
Language: English