I Never Knew His Name Lyrics - Linda Eder

I never knew his name 

As he called to me 

Pleading with his eyes 

Suddenly so wise 

Trying not to cry 

Now he's gone and I 

Never knew his name 

I've seen his kind before 

Rising to his fall 

God, he was so young 

Like a song half sung 

Interrupted by 

Someone just as shy, 

Who never knew his name 

The true cost of honor is suddenly too clear 

It measures too far and deep 

He always looks the same 

Dressed in blue or gray 

All the life he'll miss 

Girls he'll never kiss 

Things he'll never try 

Unaware that I 

Never knew his name