I Hope You Never Know

Verse 1

There's a coffee cup sitting where you left it

And a picture I ain't had the heart to move

There's a thousand little things I took for granted

Now they're all I got left of you

Verse 2

I still turn the porch light on at midnight

Like you're coming up that gravel drive

And I still catch myself reaching across the bed

For somebody who ain't there tonight

Pre-Chorus

I tell my friends I'm getting better

Tell my mama that I'm fine

But there's a difference between moving on

And just learning how to lie

'Cause I could tell you that I miss you

But that wouldn't say enough

'Cause missing you's the easy part

It's living without your love

Chorus

I hope you never know

What it's like to love somebody you can't hold

To hear their name and lose your breath

To miss a life you ain't lived yet

I hope you never feel

The kind of hurt that time don't heal

And if somebody breaks your heart

I pray it don't tear you apart

'Cause if you ever hurt the way I do

I'd hate myself for wishing it on you

So I hope you never know

How bad I still love you

Verse 3

I saw your mama down at the grocery store

She asked me how I'd been getting along

I almost asked her how you were doing

But I knew that answer might come out wrong

Verse 4

She said you're happy, and I smiled

Said, "That's good, I'm glad she's doing fine"

Then I sat out in that parking lot

And cried for the first time in a while

Verse 5

I still remember all your freckles

And those green eyes in the morning light

How your red hair fell across my pillow

And how you always slept on my right

Verse 6

Funny how I can't remember

What we fought about that night

But I remember every word you whispered

When you kissed me goodbye

Pre-Chorus

And I could blame you for the leaving

Or blame myself for letting go

But some things don't need a reason

They just leave a hole

Chorus

I hope you never know

What it's like to love somebody you can't hold

To hear their name and lose your breath

To miss a life you ain't lived yet

I hope you never feel

The kind of hurt that time don't heal

And if somebody breaks your heart

I pray it don't tear you apart

'Cause if you ever hurt the way I do

I'd hate myself for wishing it on you

So I hope you never know

How bad I still love you

Bridge

If he gets to hold you when you're crying

I hope he knows how lucky he is

If he gets to kiss you every morning

I hope he never takes one for granted

And if you ever start to miss me

Don't call just to see if I'm alright

'Cause I'd tell you that I'm happy

Then spend another year lying

Chorus

I hope you never know

What it's like to love somebody you can't hold

To watch the whole world keep on turning

When yours stopped the day she left

I hope you never feel

The kind of hurt that time don't heal

And if somebody gives you everything

I hope you give 'em everything

'Cause loving you was all I knew

And losing you's what I never learned to do

So I hope you never know

How bad I still love you

Outro

And if somebody asks me someday

If I ever really let you go

I'll probably tell 'em yes

But God knows

I hope you never know