i never knew the power of a song   until i heard the music playing the day mama passed on   never knew what innocence was about   til the first time i laid eyes on the face of a new-born child      chorus   i never knew love   no, i mean real love   i never knew that kind of love   til this moment with you      i never understood the meaning of home   til i pulled into that old dirt drive after being gone too long   i didn't know what serenity really was   til i stopped one day to listen to that river gently run      chorus   and i never knew love   no, i mean real love   i never knew that kind of love   til this moment with you      i've known the hunger before tonight for other love   i felt the yearning i felt the fire, in their touch   this goes deeper than any thing i've ever known   beyond my heart, clear down to my soul      i never knew what beauty could behold   til you looked at me and i could see forever unfold   oh you made me whole      chorus   i never knew love   no i mean real love   i never knew that kind of love   til this moment with you      til i was loved by you