I Never Really Knew
Written: 1974
Writers: David Jenneson, Alan Hovden, Peter Sinclair
Status: Recorded but unpublished
Genre and Style: Rock shuffle
Comments: Dave: This song has a feel similar to Paul McCartney’s Let Me Roll It. It has a strong melody and a big, memorable chorus and makes a good album cut.
Comments: Al: I felt like we had tapped into the Beatles’ secret conduit to great songs and arrangements when we recorded this.
I never really knew
How much I was in love with you
I never really knew
All the love I had for you
It kills me
How I went on before
And it thrills me, thrills me, thrills me
All that we’ve got in store.
We grew up like little boys
You always had your way with toys
(Yes she had her way with men)
You gave your hand away, but then
Though it seems so very wrong
Its amazing how we get along.
I never really knew
How much I was in love with you
I never really knew
All the love I had for you
It kills me
How I went on before
And it thrills me, thrills me, thrills me
All that we’ve got in store.
I never knew, never knew, never knew
I never knew, never knew, never knew.