I Knew You Before Lyrics

Lyric discussion by free_brownies 

Cover art for I Knew You Before lyrics by Dustin Kensrue

i think the meaning this is pretty obvious... he watched an innocent young girl grow up and become absorbed into the materialstic lifestyle and he's disappointed that she had once been so pure and beautiful and didn't care for such things. still, at the end he believes that she could still be beautiful... such a great song.