There's the river, there's your house and there's the church

And there's us years ago

Deep in your garden where the nettle met the rose

Is where we'd hide ourselves

Yes, we were just kids

But you couldn't tell us that

These are the garden rules

It's what you always said

Oh, you will never know how much I love you so

Oh, you will never know how much I love you

You would call the garden rules, out like commands

And we would all obey

But you'd stifle giddy laughter as you spoke

And puncture the pretend

And we would chase our tails

Until the sun forgot to shine

And our parents called our names

Till just you and I were left

Oh, you will never know how much I love you so

Oh, you will never know how much I love you

From your house we walk the river

To the church by the silent fields

Amongst the lavender and headstones

And the larks in our Sunday clothes

Your father calls to you

As he's looking at his watch

You leave me with a kiss

On my quickly heating cheek

Oh, you will never know how much I love you so

Oh, you will never know how much I love you

Oh, you will never know how much I love you so

Oh, you will never know how much I love you

Oh, you will never know how much I love you so

Oh, you will never know how much I love you

Oh, you will never know how much I love you so

Oh, you will never know how much I love you