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Things I Didn’t Know I Loved (Live) Lyrics by Elizabeth Swados

The Liz Swados Project

2020

I'm sitting by the window, night is falling
I never knew I liked night descending like a tired bird
I didn't know I loved the soul
And here I loved the river all this time
I know we live slightly longer than a horse
And not nearly as long as a crow
I know this has troubled people before
And will trouble those after me
I know all this has been said
A thousand times before
And will be said after me
I didn't know I loved the sky
I didn't know I loved trees
I never knew I loved rows
Even the asphalt kind
Flowers come to mind for some reason
I didn't know I loved flowers
I just remembered the stars
I loved them too
Whether I'm floored watching them from below
Or whether I'm flying by their side
I have some questions for the astronauts
Did they see the stars much larger?
Were they like huge jewels on black velvet?
Or apricots on orange?
Does it make a person feel proud
To get a little closer to the stars?
I didn't know I loved the sun
I didn't know I loved the sea
I didn't know I liked rain
I didn't know I loved rain
But why did I suddenly discover all these passions?
Is it because I lit my sixth cigarette?
One alone is enough to kill me
The train plunges on through the thick black night
I never knew I liked the night pitch black
Sparks flying from the engines
I didn't know I loved sparked
I didn't know I loved so many things
And I had to wait until I was sixty to find out
Sitting by the window
Watching the world disappear
As if on a journey from which one does not return
Credits
Elizabeth Swados

Elizabeth Swados

About “Things I Didn’t Know I Loved (Live)” by Elizabeth Swados

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"Things I Didn’t Know I Loved (Live)" appears on "The Liz Swados Project" in 2020.

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