Have you ever been close to tragedy   Or close to folks who have?   Have you ever felt a pain so powerful   So heavy you collapse?   No, well      (Chorus)   I 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   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 to look 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   No, well   (Chorus)      I'm not a coward, I've just never been tested   I like to think that if I was, I would pass   I might be tested, never for the grace the while   Might be a coward, I'm afraid of what I might find out   (Chorus)      Never had, I better knock on wood   'Cause I know someone who has   Which makes me wonder if I should   It makes me wonder if I   Never had, I better knock on wood   'Cause I'm sure it isn't good   And I'm glad I haven't yet   That's the impression that I get