I saw you first in a Baptist church playing your bass to beat the band
You played so sweet but you did not smile
Though you held that crowd in your hand
I knew you would. I knew you would
You wrote it twice in my year book
You did as best you could, I guess.
I knew you would. I knew you would.
Like your little stick man with one eye and one hand
You struggled so hard to be complete
But with no one to guide you and the tempest inside you
You must have been destined to defeat.
I knew you would. I knew you would
In my heart I knew it from the start
"Cause it's the curse of the best not to be so blessed
I knew you would. I knew you would.
I tried to call you so many times, but you never gave me a reply
From your sisters and mother and from all of the others
I learned of your trials and your demise
I knew you would. I knew you would.
I guess I did as best I could
But I had to cry when I learned he'd died
I knew you would. I knew you would.