The Impression That I Get lyrics

Have you ever bee close to tragedy
Or been close to folks who have?
Have you ever felt a pain so powerful
So heavy you collapse?

I`ve never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I`ve never had to knock on wood
And I`m glad I haven`t yet
Because I`m sure it isn`t good
That`s the impression that I get

Have you ever had the odds stacked up so high
You need a strength most don`t possess?
Or has it ever come down to do or die
You`ve got to rise above the rest?

I`ve never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I`ve never had to knock on wood
And I`m glad I haven`t yet
Because I`m sure it isn`t good
That`s the impression that I get

I`m not a coward, I`ve just never been tested
I`d like to think that if I was I would pass
Look at the tested and think there but for the grace go I
Might be a coward, I`m afraid of what I might find out

I`ve never had to knock on wood
But I know someone who has
Which makes me wonder if I could
It makes me wonder if I`ve never had to knock on wood
And I`m glad I haven`t yet
Because I`m sure it isn`t good
That`s the impression that I get