What I've Always
KnownI was listening to a CD by a bluegrass band called "String
Fever". There's a bluegrass waltz called "Carolina" by their guitar player and
lead singer, Bruce Jepson. One of the lines begins with the words "But
still...". Later I was singing to myself, and that line became "But still I
keep trying...". It took me a while to get my melody to be different from
Bruce's, and come up with the rest of the story.
I've always known that love was just for fools When lovers play by different rules. They treat you kind, then treat you cruel And leave you on your own. |
I've always known that love's not worth the wait, Not worth the risks and twists of fate When love can often turn to hate And turn a heart to stone. |
| But still I keep trying over and over. Still I keep flying from lover to lover. Still I keep dancing closer and closer To someone like you To see if it's true: What I've always
known. |
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| Instrumental verse |
And I've always known that love was not for me When love can end too easily. There's never any guarantee You won't end up alone |
| But still I keep reaching higher and higher Still I keep searching for my heart's
desire, Still I keep playing, playing with fire And I still get burned 'cause I've never
learned What I've always
known. |
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