To One Who Didn't Know You lyrics

I
When I asked you how you¡¯d been
You told me you were fine
But I knew it was a lie
Because I could see the lines
Of tiredness on your brow
And the tension in your eyes
II
Yet to another¡¯s face
There would have been no trace
Of trouble in your day
To one who¡¯d never seen
The shadow of your dreams
Or the strangeness of your ways
CHORUS
To one who didn¡¯t know you
Or want to touch and hold you
To one who didn¡¯t need you
Who¡¯d never learned to read you
To one who didn¡¯t love you,
Wasn¡¯t aching just to hug you
You¡¯d look fine
To one who didn¡¯t know your crazy mind
You¡¯d look fine.
III
I knew you¡¯d have a friend
Waiting in the bar
¡¯Cause that¡¯s the way you are
She looked like she was kind
And spoke with strength of mind
That had served her well so far.
But I hoped that she was tough
And wouldn¡¯t hurt too much
When you¡¯d decide to go
And I swear I almost died
When I saw in her eyes
The image of my own.
REPEAT CHORUS
CHORUS
To one who didn¡¯t know you
Or want to touch and hold you
To one who didn¡¯t need you
Who¡¯d never learned to read you
To one who didn¡¯t love you,
Wasn¡¯t aching just to hug you
You¡¯d look fine
So very, very fine
To one who didn¡¯t know your crazy mind
You¡¯d look fine.