The Things That I Know Now
I used to fight my fear with rocks
'til the steady hand of a ticking clock
Turned stumbling stones to building blocks
Oh, the things that I know now
If I could peer through cracks in the wall
I would tell that china doll
You're perfect don't you change at all
Oh, the things that I know now
Though you'll cry bitter tears
Let them fall until they disappear
Don't hold on to ghosts and fears
They fade like flowers and photographs
Through the years
A crooked smile and a heavy hand
You'll never change a wicked man
No matter how much you think you can
Oh, the things that I know now
Sometimes friends sometimes foe
Sometimes the empress has no clothes
A hidden thorn behind the rose
Oh, the things that I know now
Though you'll cry bitter tears
Let them fall until they disappear
Don't hold on to ghosts and fears
They fade like flowers and photographs
Through the years
Oh the things that I know now
Only love can show you how
To love as much as time will allow
All we have is here and now
Until we fade like flowers and photographs
Anyhow
Oh, the things that I know now
Oh, the things that I know now
'til the steady hand of a ticking clock
Turned stumbling stones to building blocks
Oh, the things that I know now
If I could peer through cracks in the wall
I would tell that china doll
You're perfect don't you change at all
Oh, the things that I know now
Though you'll cry bitter tears
Let them fall until they disappear
Don't hold on to ghosts and fears
They fade like flowers and photographs
Through the years
A crooked smile and a heavy hand
You'll never change a wicked man
No matter how much you think you can
Oh, the things that I know now
Sometimes friends sometimes foe
Sometimes the empress has no clothes
A hidden thorn behind the rose
Oh, the things that I know now
Though you'll cry bitter tears
Let them fall until they disappear
Don't hold on to ghosts and fears
They fade like flowers and photographs
Through the years
Oh the things that I know now
Only love can show you how
To love as much as time will allow
All we have is here and now
Until we fade like flowers and photographs
Anyhow
Oh, the things that I know now
Oh, the things that I know now
Credits
Writer(s): Lynette Bowtell, Damon Morton, Kevin Bruce Bennett, Kelly Cork
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