You Don’t Know Me - Rosanne Cash

«you don’t know me»

you don’t know me

you can only say my name

pictures of me you paint

i cannot say

i’m only joke business to you

some sort of silly fool

fool that i am

i forgive you

because i love you

because i don’t know where to begin

to say the words

you need me to say

you don’t know me

not like you think that you do

i’m not thinking of me

i’m thinking of you

so just let me say these few words

from the very pit of my heart

troublesome thing that we are

you know that i love you

from the moment i laid eyes on you

can’t we find a new place to start?

you don’t know me

that’s all i have to say

as my understanding

drifts away

because i love you

belly to belly and skin to skin

my heart is open now

won’t you please come in

you don’t know me

you don’t know me

you don’t know me

at all