Will I Know You?

[Words and Story by Erv Lenzy] [Verse 1] Friday after work, the grocery line, I study every face that turns toward mine. A man holds the door, I thank him and move through, Then spend the whole ride home replaying how he smiled. There was someone last spring who waited while I spoke, I made a little joke, and let the moment close. [Pre-Chorus] What if nothing clicks? What if no sparks show? What if I’ve already met you And I let you go? [Chorus] Will I know you When you’re standing close? Will I feel the difference, Or only when you go? Will I know you Before I turn away? What if I miss the moment And never get your name? [Verse 2] I practice being easy when somebody gets close, Give them the clean version everybody knows. I laugh when they expect it, keep my answers small, Leave before the questions get beneath it all. Then I lie awake replaying what I chose to hide, Wondering who might have stayed if I had even tried. [Pre-Chorus] What if you looked twice, But I gave you nowhere to go? What if you were waiting For the part I wouldn’t show? [Chorus] Will I know you If we’ve met before? Were you the one who lingered While I hurried for the door? Will I know you, Or learn it years too late? What if I called it nothing Because I was afraid? [Instrumental Transition] [Bridge] Someone once stood close enough To ask me who I was. I gave the answer I had learned And watched them take it as enough. I still remember how they paused Before they said goodbye. I don’t know what they almost asked. I still don’t know what passed us by. [Final Chorus] Will I know you If you know me first? If you reach the part I’ve hidden, Will I show it or make it worse? Will I know you If I answer something true? Will I know you If I answer something true? What if I keep searching faces While I disappear from view? [Closing Refrain] Will I know you? Would you know me too? What if we already met And neither one came through? Will I know you? Would you know me too? Will I know you? Would you know me too?