Lyrics

[Verse 1] We drank tea in your office against the rules You were the finest teacher of mine in the school Your use of metaphor, perceptions profound You answered my uncertainties, I finally found My mentor, my anchor, the man I could turn to But I need you know, and it's you that I run to I wish I knew the man I thought you were I would tell him when you touched me It astonished and betrayed me I know you're making much of me It's not my kind of accolade [Chorus] I wish I knew the man I thought you were Hе'd tell me not to trust the man you arе [Verse 2] You asked me to your office early Saturdays In the early morning light, you rarely held me And from your office window, one early Saturday You wept as you watched me walk away You're sad to see me go, just to see your love absorbed into the day I couldn't think of a word to say I wish I knew the man I thought you were He would tell me that there must be some kind of a mistake He'd perceive I'm not a woman that he can ever take [Chorus] I wish I knew the man I thought you were He'd tell me not to trust the man you are [Bridge] Let me run to you And find you In that cold morning light On your desktop And on your burly Irish face Had asked you to change what has happened My mentor My hope You grew up to help me Through those early school years With more than books And a sense and wisdom But who will I find when I had you before me to cry to? Not the man I thought you were [Outro] I wish I knew the man I thought you were