To One Who Didn't Know You Lyrics - Eleanor Mcevoy

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 

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 

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 

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 

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 

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