I Knew
Unveiling the Heart's Resilience: Bonnie Raitt's 'I Knew'
Lyrics
Time, time ain't never healed the wound
Time has not healed the emotional pain.
Can't think of anything that gets
Struggling to find anything that improves with age.
Any better 'cause it's old
Age alone doesn't necessarily make things better.
Change, change would prob'ly do me good
Change is seen as potentially beneficial.
Wouldn't prob'ly hurt a thing
Change may not have negative consequences.
Anyway, that's what I'm told
Expressing a belief based on what others have told.
I would have run, but I couldn't run
Expressing a desire to escape or avoid a situation.
Would have flown, but I couldn't fly
Feeling restricted or unable to take certain actions.
I woulda headed right back into town
Considering returning to a familiar place.
I woulda lied, but I couldn't lie
Unable to be dishonest in a situation.
'Cause I knew
Conveying a sense of awareness or certainty.
Stop, stop and take a better look
Advising to pause and closely examine a situation.
There ain't no telling what you'll find
Uncertainty about what might be discovered.
In the corner of a darkened room
Highlighting a specific location of uncertainty.
Things, things that either one time fell
Referring to things that have fallen or been neglected.
Or blew down from a windowsill
Describing items that were affected by external forces.
Or never got up by the broom
Objects overlooked or left unattended.
I would have run, but I couldn't run
Reiteration of the desire to escape or avoid.
Would have flown, but I couldn't fly
Expressing limitations or barriers to certain actions.
I woulda headed right back into town
Considering returning to a familiar place (repeated).
I woulda lied, but I couldn't lie
Unable to be dishonest in a situation (repeated).
'Cause I knew
Conveying a sense of awareness or certainty (repeated).
No two ways about it, it's a doggone shame
Emphasizing a strong sense of regret or disappointment.
Baby, it's a doggone shame
Repeating the sentiment of regret or disappointment.
I would have run, but I couldn't run
Reiteration of the desire to escape or avoid (repeated).
Would have flown, but I couldn't fly
Expressing limitations or barriers to certain actions (repeated).
I woulda headed right back into town
Considering returning to a familiar place (repeated).
I woulda lied, but I couldn't lie
Unable to be dishonest in a situation (repeated).
'Cause I knew
Conveying a sense of awareness or certainty (repeated).
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