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

till the first time i laid eyes on the face of a new-born child

i never knew love

no

i mean real love

i never knew that kind of love

till this moment with you

i never understood the meaning of home

till i pulled into that old dirt drive after being gone too long

i didn't know what serenity really was

till 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

till 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 any thing i've ever known

beyond my heart

clear down to my soul

i never knew what beauty could behold

till 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

till this moment with you

till i was loved by you