The tip of my tongue is where the words I long to say sit

I'm re-clinging to the past cause I have more information in my grip

I might have made a mistake in being hasty at the start

Maybe it was never you who changed it was me and my demanding heart



I wish I knew you then, I wish I knew you then... like I do now

I wish I knew you then, I wish I knew you then... when I had my doubts

I wish I knew you then, so I could retie the rope I left... frayed on the ground

I wish I knew you then, like I know you now



The sidelines of your life is where my inquisitive self stands

Its been a long time since we talked you've met yourself a bright new man(bright new man)

You've made it far beyond the breaking point with him and his ways

Your happiness once made me bitter now I regret all the judgment I made



I wish I knew you then, I wish I knew you then... like I do now

I wish I knew you then, I wish I knew you then... when I had my doubts

I wish I knew you then, so I could retie the rope I left... frayed on the ground

I wish I knew you then, like I know you now



I see you've come... come to your senses, saw me for me...

You've got no defenses... heard my music in your dreams...

You've got no defenses... smelled my fear before the taste took you there...

You've come to your senses... felt your way home...home.



I wish I knew you then, I wish I knew you then... like I do now

I wish I knew you then, I wish I knew you then... when I had my doubts

I wish I knew you then, so I could retie the rope I left... frayed on the ground

I wish I knew you then, like I know you now

I wish I knew you then, like I know you now.