I Never Knew Love

I never knew the power of a song

Until I heard the music playing the day mama passed on

Never knew what innocence was about

'Til the first time I laid eyes on the face of a newborn child

I never knew love

No, I mean real love

I never knew that kind of love

'Til this moment with you

I never understood the meaning of home

'Til I pulled into that old dirt drive after bein' gone too long

I didn't know what serenity really was

'Til I stopped one day to listen to that river gently run

And I never knew love

No, I mean real love

I never knew that kind of love

'Til this moment with you

I've known the hunger before tonight for other love

I felt the yearning, I felt the fire in their touch

This goes deeper than anything I've ever known

Beyond my heart, clear down to my soul

I never knew what beauty could behold

'Til you looked at me and I could see forever unfold

Oh, you made me whole

I never knew love

No, I mean real love

I never knew that kind of love

'Til this moment with you

'Til I was loved by you