Now I Know

I was nine years old

When I pulled your hair and broke your China doll

I had no clue

What those stomach butterflies would have me do

Years gone by

Always wondering what I'm really looking for

Now, here I am

Back knocking at your door

Now I know

We were kids and you were living down the road

Playing hide and seek and fought with sticks and stones

Feels like yesterday, but was so long ago

Now I know

I didn't see it then, but now your colors show

Was too young and dumb, but guess we all can grow

And this time around I'll never let you go

Now I know

Twelve years old

When I tried to kiss you heading home from school

Oh, I cried that day

When you told me that you had to move away

Years went by

Hoping that someday I'd see your face

And, here I am

Back at your place, hmm

Now I know

We were kids and you were living down the road

Playing hide and seek and fought with sticks and stones

Feels like yesterday, but was so long ago

Now I know

I didn't see it then, but now your colors show

Was too young and dumb, but guess we all can grow

And this time around I'll never let you go

Now I see in your eyes, what's missing in me

The piece of the puzzle was always there in front of me

(Now I know, now I know)

(Now I know, now I know)

Now you hold my heart

And that feels like home

My peace and my shelter, it's where I have always belonged

(Now I know, now I know)

(Now I know, now I know)

We were kids and you were living down the road

Didn't see it then but now your colors show

And this time around I'll never let you go