Though I Hardly Knew You (I'd Still Call Out Your Name)

from When The Demons Come by David James Allen

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packed my bags and caught a train
to meet my love at a gate
left behind the weeping eyes
of a father fearing change
though I didn't know it then
that your lovin' would ache and strain
though I hardly knew you then, I'd still call out your name

you were married with two children then
both with honest names
born with gifts of labours pride
it would make you glow to say
though I didnt know it then
that your lovin' would cheat and stray
bonds will break and time will shape
and some love bakes in vein

though I hardly knew you then, I'd still call out your name
waiting in a whisper you'd come and ease my pain

i was working dead end jobs
to put food on my plate
dealing dimes from time to time
it was no honest wage
her father disapproved of me
he said I needed change
no one tells me who to be
my life's my string to playing

though I hardly knew you then, Id still call out your name
waiting in a whisper, you'd come to ease my pain
waiting in a whisper, you'd come to ease my pain

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from When The Demons Come, released October 5, 2017
David James Allen - Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Slide, Accordion, Drums, Tambourine

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David James Allen is a producer, graphic artist, and maker of folk and country songs including those on his new album By The Summertime. He lives in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

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