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Lyrics

I THOUGHT I KNEW YOU WELL (Fly Free)

I’ve been down this country road a thousand times before
I drive right by that house with the red and yellow door
I think about you every day...the one that got away

Why, oh why did you say good-bye to me?
(Say...say...say good-bye)
I thought I knew you well
But I never thought you needed to fly free
(Fly…fly…fly away)
Was it something that was said?
Was it something that was done?
Did your feelings simply fade like a lonely winter sun?
Will I ever know the truth to why you had to run from me?
(Run…run…run away)
I thought I knew you well
But I never thought you needed to fly free

Thinking ‘bout our good times I could never count them all
Picnics in the park…hayrides calling in the fall
When I think about our time, together was always better

Why, oh why did you say good-bye to me?
(Say...say...say good-bye)
I thought I knew you well
But I never thought you needed to fly free
(Fly…fly…fly away)
Was it something that was said?
Was it something that was done?
Did your feelings simply fade like a lonely winter sun?
Will I ever know the truth to why you had to run from me?
(Run…run…run away)
I thought I knew you well
But I never thought you needed to fly free

Sometimes I hear your laughter dancing in my head
Sometimes I feel your breath lying quiet in my bed
I thought I knew you well…

Why, oh why did you say good-bye to me?
(Say...say...say good-bye)
I thought I knew you well
But I never thought you needed to fly free
(Fly…fly…fly away)
Was it something that was said?
Was it something that was done?
Did your feelings simply fade like a lonely winter sun?
Will I ever know the truth to why you had to run from me?
(Run…run…run away)
I thought I knew you well
But I never thought you needed to fly free

I thought I knew you well but you needed to fly free

© 2023 Christopher Iverson Music/BMI
words & music: Christopher Iverson