Know You Know (song #135)

Know You Know

If I had to pick a moment to let go

I don’t know if I could

‘cuz you know I’ve never been good at letting go

And if I had to lose a step to move on

I don’t know if I could 

‘cuz you know I’ve never been good at moving on

If I had to turn away to see this though

I don’t know if I could 

‘cuz you know I’ve never been good at seeing things through

And if I had to take a breath to keep it all in

I don’t know if I could 

‘cuz you know I’ve never been good at holding anything back

I know I cannot go back

Yet I still long for yesterday

And if that is so bad

Then I don’t know what to say

‘cuz I miss you

I need you

I still feel you all around me

And I know you know

If I had to say goodbye to be free

I don’t know if I could 

‘cuz you know I’ve never been one to be true (and free)

And if I had to go back to move ahead

I don’t know if I could 

‘cuz you know I’ve never been good at moving ahead

If I had to make a choice to get it right

I don’t know if I could 

‘cuz you know I’ve never been good at making decisions

And if I had to relive the fear to release it

I don’t know if I could 

‘cuz you know I’ve never been good at releasing my fear

I know I cannot go back

Yet I still long for yesterday

And if that is so bad

Then I don’t know what to say

‘cuz I miss you

I need you

I still feel you all around me

And I know you know

The best burdens are the ones I want to carry still

Even if they are just the memories I cannot fulfill

As I take each step since you’ve gone away

I can’t help wanting to turn back if it (that?) would let you stay

I know

I know you know

I know you know me

I know you know me as I know myself

I know I cannot go back

Yet I still long for yesterday

And if that is so bad

Then I don’t know what to say

‘cuz I miss you

I need you

I still feel you all around me

And I know you know

© 2014 by Richard Maxwell
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