You Would Never Know

[Verse 1]
Ripped jeans on the bleachers
Ink stains on your hands
You laughed through every heartbreak
Said you'd never need a man
I memorized your coffee
The way you cursed the rain
Bit my tongue each time you asked
"Tell me ’bout your latest flame"
[Chorus]
You’re the love of my life that I never knew
Standing right there in my doorway shoes
We were kids
We were dumb
I was scared of the truth
I loved you then
I still love you now
But you would never know
You would never know
[Verse 2]
Late calls
Half-drunk confessions
Always stopped at “you’re my best friend”
You crashed out on my shoulder
Said
"Promise you'll stay till the end?"
I laughed it off like nothing
Kicked gravel at your door
Every joke a little armor
Every hug a little more
[Chorus]
You’re the love of my life that I never knew
Hidden in the way that I looked at you
We were wild
We were broke
I was breaking in two
I loved you then
I still love you now
But you would never know
You would never know
[Bridge]
What if I’d said it out loud? (hey!)
Would you have run
Would you have stayed?
I trace our names in the margin
Then scratch my half away
You call me up with your stories
I play the part you wrote
Every word I never gave you
Is burning in my throat
[Chorus]
You’re the love of my life that I never knew
Right beside me in every stupid view
We grew up
Grew apart
But I never outgrew
How I loved you then
How I love you now
And you’ll never know
You’ll never know
Yeah
I loved you then
I still love you now
But you would never know
You would never know

rock, Crunchy indie-grunge band: baritone male vocals, overdriven guitars with a fuzzy, detuned edge, roomy live drums. First verse sits in a laid-back, almost mumbled pocket; chorus explodes with doubled vocals and big crash cymbals. Short feedback swell into the bridge, then a final, shouted chorus with gang vocals and a ragged outro chord that rings out., grunge