It was lavender on the pillow case
Filled the air in our bedroom
Baked cinnamon on my toast
The smell of her perfume
And the 1,000 other little things
That made this house a home
You don't know what you got until it's gone
That was azure blue she painted on the walls
I never knew blue had a name
And those were marigolds, I'll be damned
A fella oughta be ashamed
No, I didn't pay attention
Until my little bird had flown
You don't what you got 'til it's gone
And that trains long down the track
'Til it's gone
Where it ain't ever comin' back
And every fool figures out
What any fool should have known
You don't know what got
'Til it's gone
No, you won't know what you got
'Til it's gone
And that train roll down the track
'Til it's gone
Where it ain't ever coming back
'Til your hammerin' and chiselin'
Those lonely words in stone
You won't know what you got
Boy, I tell you what
You won't know what you got 'til it's gone