Lyrics You Don’t Know Me - Rosanne Cash

You Don’t Know Me

«you don’t know me»
you don’t know me
you can only say my name
pictures of me you paint
i cannot say
i’m only joke business to you
some sort of silly fool
fool that i am
i forgive you
because i love you
because i don’t know where to begin
to say the words
you need me to say
you don’t know me
not like you think that you do
i’m not thinking of me
i’m thinking of you
so just let me say these few words
from the very pit of my heart
troublesome thing that we are
you know that i love you
from the moment i laid eyes on you
can’t we find a new place to start?
you don’t know me
that’s all i have to say
as my understanding
drifts away
because i love you
belly to belly and skin to skin
my heart is open now
won’t you please come in
you don’t know me
you don’t know me
you don’t know me
at all