I'll Never Know

There’s you, there’s me

And all the stories in between

With all that knowledge

There’s still so much

I’ll never know

From birth, to death

Our ears are filled with hard words and bad breath

How do we decide what’s for keeps

And what’s for letting go

I remember daddy talkin' TO me once

Just sounded like regret

I know there was some wisdom in there

But I haven’t found it yet

There’s hate, and war

Will we ever know the reasons for?

How do we make sense

Of ever going down that road?

Oh I’m a simple man

How do I help my children understand?

I’m just helpless

To all the things I’ll never know

Hell, I even tried to talk to God

With all I have to say

Either he’s not listening anymore

Or I’ve forgotten how to pray

So here we are

Just me and you and this guitar

You asked, I told

Now there’s just this one sure thing I know

Oh, I know

I’m just helpless

To all the things I’ll never know

Mmmmmm

I’ll never know