Uploaded October 2017 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
A rather lovely animation by Rich Kingston of Young Rascal youngrascal.co.uk
Features the gorgeous voice of Saoirse Casey facebook.com/SayonaraKitty
Guess I'll Never Know is taken from the album Besta Venya available digitally at most sensible places or at nick-parker.co.uk
During my first visit to Dublin in August 2015 I met - and sang with - the quite delightful Saoirse Casey after a gig in Naas. We kept in touch and hatched a plan to do some gigs in England together in the spring of 2016. I wrote this duet especially to sing with Saoirse and we recorded most of it with Peter Bruntnell at Domestico Studio in North Devon during the tour.
We added some extra bits with Luke Stidson at Spacewolf later in the year.
It's all about taking a fancy to someone on public transport, but not having the courage to say anything.
I left it too late on the first train to Arklow this morning
So I sat in the doorwell with a girl who was painting her nails
And each tiny masterpiece, a pastiche of what came before it,
was trying its hardest to stop me from turning away
and just for a moment she noticed me looking
she gave me a smile and it got me thinking
What if my heart took my head by the hand
and showed it where to go?
Well I guess I'll never know
I left it too late on the first train to Arklow this morning
so I sat in the doorwell with a guy who was lost in his book
the sound of each page as it turned was a gentle reminder
we were nearing the station so I mustered the courage to look
and just for a moment he noticed me looking
he gave me a smile and it got me thinking
What if my heart took my head by the hand
and showed it where to go?
Well I guess I'll never know
I wish I had talked to you and asked how you're doing
and found out who you were and where you were going
and talked about travelling and movies and music
I wish I had done that but I knew that I'd lose it
What if my heart took my head by the hand
and showed it where to go?
Well I guess I'll never know, I guess I'll never know
Saoirse Casey - Vocals, Piano
Peter Bruntnell - Electric Guitar
Tom Granville - Bass
Mary Holland - Cello
Clare Tarling - Violin
Nick Parker - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion
A rather lovely animation by Rich Kingston of Young Rascal youngrascal.co.uk
Features the gorgeous voice of Saoirse Casey facebook.com/SayonaraKitty
Guess I'll Never Know is taken from the album Besta Venya available digitally at most sensible places or at nick-parker.co.uk
During my first visit to Dublin in August 2015 I met - and sang with - the quite delightful Saoirse Casey after a gig in Naas. We kept in touch and hatched a plan to do some gigs in England together in the spring of 2016. I wrote this duet especially to sing with Saoirse and we recorded most of it with Peter Bruntnell at Domestico Studio in North Devon during the tour.
We added some extra bits with Luke Stidson at Spacewolf later in the year.
It's all about taking a fancy to someone on public transport, but not having the courage to say anything.
I left it too late on the first train to Arklow this morning
So I sat in the doorwell with a girl who was painting her nails
And each tiny masterpiece, a pastiche of what came before it,
was trying its hardest to stop me from turning away
and just for a moment she noticed me looking
she gave me a smile and it got me thinking
What if my heart took my head by the hand
and showed it where to go?
Well I guess I'll never know
I left it too late on the first train to Arklow this morning
so I sat in the doorwell with a guy who was lost in his book
the sound of each page as it turned was a gentle reminder
we were nearing the station so I mustered the courage to look
and just for a moment he noticed me looking
he gave me a smile and it got me thinking
What if my heart took my head by the hand
and showed it where to go?
Well I guess I'll never know
I wish I had talked to you and asked how you're doing
and found out who you were and where you were going
and talked about travelling and movies and music
I wish I had done that but I knew that I'd lose it
What if my heart took my head by the hand
and showed it where to go?
Well I guess I'll never know, I guess I'll never know
Saoirse Casey - Vocals, Piano
Peter Bruntnell - Electric Guitar
Tom Granville - Bass
Mary Holland - Cello
Clare Tarling - Violin
Nick Parker - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin, Percussion
