You Knew Me Then

You knew me when I talked too fast
And filled the room before I could think
When I checked who else was listening
Before I said what I really meant

You knew when I was making noise
Just so no one looked too near
You never made me explain myself
You just stayed there

I thought becoming someone new
Meant leaving who I was behind
But you remember every version
Better than I sometimes do

You knew me then
You know me now
And somehow both of them are me
The boy who always checked the room
The man who doesn’t anymore

You knew my name
Before I knew
What I was trying to become
And every time I changed my life
You somehow knew where I’d come from

You knew me then
You know me now
And somehow both of them are me

There were years of Christmas messages
Birthdays missed and photographs
Then one drink became three hours
And we picked up where we’d left off

You remembered people I’d forgotten
Names I hadn’t said in years
You laughed and said, “That isn’t how it happened”
And suddenly I was there

I’ve told some stories differently
Depending who was in the room
But you remember what I said
Before I knew what it would mean

You knew me then
You know me now
And somehow both of them are me
The boy who always checked the room
The man who doesn’t anymore

You knew my name
Before I knew
What I was trying to become
And every time I changed my life
You somehow knew where I’d come from

You knew me then
You know me now
And somehow both of them are me

Sometimes I need you to remember
Who I was before I changed
Not because I want him back
I just don’t want him lost

You remember things I swear I don’t
The names, the rooms, the stupid fights
And sometimes hearing who I was
Makes who I am make sense tonight

You knew me then
You know me now
And somehow both of them are me
The boy who thought he had to hide
The man who finally lets things be

You knew my fear
You know my peace
You saw the years between the two
And every time I became someone
You still recognised me too

You knew me then
You know me now
No matter what became of me

And somehow all those lives I lived
Still fit inside this one somehow

You knew me then
You know me now

And somehow both of them are me

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You knew me when I talked too fast And filled the room before I could think When I checked who else was listening Before I said what I really meant You knew when I was making noise Just so no one looked too near You never made me explain myself You just stayed there I thought becoming someone new Meant leaving who I was behind But you remember every version Better than I sometimes do You knew me then You know me now And somehow both of them are me The boy who always checked the room The man who doesn’t anymore You knew my name Before I knew What I was trying to become And every time I changed my life You somehow knew where I’d come from You knew me then You know me now And somehow both of them are me There were years of Christmas messages Birthdays missed and photographs Then one drink became three hours And we picked up where we’d left off You remembered people I’d forgotten Names I hadn’t said in years You laughed and said, “That isn’t how it happened” And suddenly I was there I’ve told some stories differently Depending who was in the room But you remember what I said Before I knew what it would mean You knew me then You know me now And somehow both of them are me The boy who always checked the room The man who doesn’t anymore You knew my name Before I knew What I was trying to become And every time I changed my life You somehow knew where I’d come from You knew me then You know me now And somehow both of them are me Sometimes I need you to remember Who I was before I changed Not because I want him back I just don’t want him lost You remember things I swear I don’t The names, the rooms, the stupid fights And sometimes hearing who I was Makes who I am make sense tonight You knew me then You know me now And somehow both of them are me The boy who thought he had to hide The man who finally lets things be You knew my fear You know my peace You saw the years between the two And every time I became someone You still recognised me too You knew me then You know me now No matter what became of me And somehow all those lives I lived Still fit inside this one somehow You knew me then You know me now And somehow both of them are me _______________________ Original Lyrics by Mickey Wilder. © All rights reserved.

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