I Never Got To Know Her Lyrics - Dr. Hook

(S. Silverstein) 

And I remember her on the streets of New York City 

As I walked the night needing some place warm to go 

As she passed I said "Hey there's snowflakes on your lashes" 

And she laughed and said, "That isn't snow" 

She said, "they're feathers from a pillow God is shaking in the sky" 

And she opened smiling lips to catch a snowflake blowing by 

And we both began to laugh and then I looked into her eyes 

And it was warm again 

But 

I never got to know her very well 

All we did was spend a little time 

You're waiting for a story but there's really none to tell 

She's just a passing shadow on my mind 

But I remember her as we woke up warm together 

In her sunlit room, and she said, "I'll help you pack" 

And she sewed my shirt and I said, "I'll stay forever" 

But she laughed and put some cookies in my sack 

And she said "Leave a trail of cookie crumbs as you walk through the snow 

And someday I'll follow after and I'll find you where you go" 

And I left her in her doorway but why I'll never know 

But I was younger then 

So 

I never got to know her very well 

All we did was spend a little time 

You're waiting for a story but there's really none to tell 

She's just a passing shadow on my mind 

Oh you're waiting for a story but there's really none to tell 

(c) 1996 Tro Essex Music