It Takes One To Know Me
Carlene Carter


It's true that you used to be crazy
And harder to love than most men
And the blood that ran through your tired old hands
Was harder and wilder back then
You don't seem as tall as you used to
Maybe it's just that I've grown
You're the one that held my hand when I fell
I just couldn't make it alone
We've lived out all the stories
And sang all the old songs
It takes one to know me
I guess you're the one
Your daughter's a lady, a fortune
And your son an heir to the throne
And though this crown we hold is tarnished and cold
It's a symbol of all that you owned
Sometimes I wish I was younger
And could pick up the pieces and run
But when I look back on the matter of fact
It's a race that we've already won
We've lived out all the stories
And sang all the old songs
It takes one to know me
I guess you're the one
We've lived out all the stories
And sang all the old songs
It takes one to know me
I guess you're the one
It takes one to know me
I guess you're the one
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