Sue performs with Catgut and Air, a contemporary Melbourne-based multi-instrumental folk group comprising Sue Ferguson, Jason Goroncy, Jonathan Hicks, and David Rackham.
https://catgutandair.com/
Song
THE CHILD YOU NEVER KNEW
Lyrics by Sue Ferguson. (APRA no. GW74839791)
V1
I SEE YOUR FACE IN MY MIRROR
A SOUND IN THE WIND, A THOUGHT IN MY DREAM.
THEY TELL ME STORIES, BUT THE’VE FADED NOW,
A DISTANT SHADOW BENEATH THE NIGHT’S BEAM.
V2
I THOUGHT OF YOU OFTEN, THE COLOR OF YOUR SKIN,
WONDERING ABOUT YOUR PAST OR WHERE YOU’VE BEEN.
A WHISPER OF LAUGHTER, A SHADOW OF TEARS,
A YEARNING THAT LINGERS THROUGH ALL THESE YEARS.
CHORUS
WERE YOUR HANDS SOFT?
WAS YOUR VOICE KIND?
DID YOU HUM SOFT TUNES TO EASE YOUR MIND?
DID YOU EVER SIT ALONE? THINKING
OF THE CHILD YOU NEVER KNEW?
V3
MAYBE YOU SAT IN THE DAYLIGHT?
MAYBE YOUR BROKE DOWN AT NIGHT?
DID YOU EVER WONDER IF I’D SEARCH FOR YOU?
DID YOU EVER HOPE I’D HAVE A BREAKTHROUGH?
V4
YOU ARE THE MOTHER I NEVER KNEW,
THE STRANGER IN MY TANGLED MIND.
THOUGH TIME AND DISTANCE BUILT UNSCALABLE WALLS
I STILL THINK OF YOU, AFTER ALL.
CHORUS x 2
WERE YOUR HANDS SOFT?
WAS YOUR VOICE KIND?
DID YOU HUM SOFT TUNES TO EASE YOUR MIND?
DID YOU EVER SIT ALONE? THINKING
OF THE CHILD YOU NEVER KNEW.
Outro
THE CHILD YOU NEVER KNEW