I Thought I Knew You

Lyrics

[Verse 1] In the bakery window, a coat swung past Same crooked shoulder, same quiet laugh I stopped with change resting in my hand Then watched a stranger leave the afternoon bland [Pre-Chorus] For half a second, the room went still My heart ran ahead against my will [Chorus] I thought I knew you in a passing face A borrowed gesture, a familiar pace I turned too late, and the moment was gone Just a silver car and the radio on I thought I knew you, but I was wrong Still, I carried that feeling home [Verse 2] At the corner market, beneath the awning Someone hummed the tune you used to hum in the morning I reached for a name I had tucked away But the words felt foolish in the light of day [Pre-Chorus] Some memories borrow anybody’s skin Just to find a door to enter in [Chorus] I thought I knew you in a passing face A borrowed gesture, a familiar pace I turned too late, and the moment was gone Just a silver car and the radio on I thought I knew you, but I was wrong Still, I carried that feeling home [Bridge] Maybe missing you is a kind of sight Finding old rooms in the living light I don’t need proof, I don’t need a sign Just one small ghost of you crossing mine [Final Chorus] I thought I knew you in a passing face A borrowed gesture, a familiar pace This time I smiled as the stranger moved on Let the afternoon keep carrying me along I thought I knew you, and maybe I did In the part of me you once lived in [Outro] A coat swung past, the bakery steamed I walked on slowly, carrying the dream