I never knew about the highway
I had the heart of a runaway
I never knew what love was,
Until I found you
I never knew understanding
I never knew real gratitude
I never really knew what to do,
Until I found you
I never knew what time was
I never really knew what hope was
I never even knew what was true,
Until I found you
Until I found you,
I was so haunted by the dreams
That passed beside me like a ghost
Until I found you,
Scattered like broken glass
Were all the things I really needed most
I never knew about loyalty
I never knew about honesty
I never knew about harmony,
Until I found you
I never knew about language
I never knew about patience
I never really knew acceptance,
Until I found you
I never knew about selflessness
I never knew about loneliness
I only knew about emptiness,
Until I found you
Until I found you,
It was a struggle
Against that thing inside of me
I couldn't kill
Until I found you,
I was a sickly sailor soldier boy
Lost on Lonesome Hill
Oh I never knew...
I never knew about heartache
I never knew about the daybreak
Life was always like a rattlesnake,
Until I found you
I never knew about tenderness
I never knew about openness
I only knew about helplessness,
Until I found you
I never knew about the highway
I had the heart of a runaway
I never knew what love was,
Until I found you