I know how to love a river-black cat with blue-green eyes
I know how to love bright sunshine, stir fry, coffee ice cream
I know how to love laughter, my new silken blouse
But I don’t know how to love the one who loves me now

I know how to treat a stranger working in a store
I know how to treat a friend who never calls anymore
I know how to treat the morning dove who coos on cue
But I don’t know how to treat the one who loves me true

You love me true
You truly do
And if I died and went to heaven
Would I love you too
Too late too

I know how to love the woman who pushed me here a love
I know how to love the way autumn changes things
I know how to love the shine of someone else’s hair
But I don’t know how to love the one who loves me fair

You love me true…