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I Guess I Never Knew I Loved You

a star was way up high
I merely glanced at it and closed my eye
and now I miss it shining in the sky
I guess I never knew I loved you

like some banal buffoon
ignoring magic of a round full moon
I turned my head and walked away too soon
I guess I never knew I loved you

I castigate myself because
inside my mind I know it was
a realisation too late
I had it there but couldn't see
the offering in front of me
and now I'm a fool to my fate

it really did belong
within the realms of such a simple song
I had my chance to learn, but got it wrong
I guess I never knew I loved you

these teardrops every day
have now become the painful price to pay
because I simply let you walk away
I guess I never knew I loved you

all I could wish for there in my hand
futures and kingdoms at my command
I had them all there and yet I still threw them away
with no understanding

each lonely day, each lonely night
my inner contradictions fight
regretting my stupid mistake
I should have seen, I should have known
the fault is mine and mine alone
for how much these memories ache

the aching emptiness
that failed to recognise that happiness
was lying there within your warm caress
I guess I never knew I loved you

I try so hard and yet
I know that never can I once forget
I am the author of my own regret
I guess I never knew I loved you

I guess I never knew I loved you

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