If I Never Knew You

Music by Alan Menken
Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz

If I never knew you
If I never felt this love
I would have no inkling of
How precious life can be

And if I never held you
I would never have a clue
How, at last, I'd find in you
The missing part of me

In this world so full of fear
Full of rage and lies
I can see the truth so clear in your eyes
So try your eyes

And I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Lost forever, if I never knew you

If I never knew you
I'd be safe, but half as real
Never knowing I could feel
A love so strong and true

I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Lost forever, if I never knew you

I thought our love would be so beautiful
Somehow we made the whole world bright
I never knew that fear and hate could be so strong
All they'd leave were these whispers in the night
But still my heart is saying we were right

I thought our love would be so beautiful
Somehow we'd make the whole world bright
I thought our love would be so beautiful
We'd turned the darkness into light
And still my heart is saying we were right

And if I never knew you
If I never knew you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Empty as the sky
Never knowing why
Lost forever, if I never knew you

JON SECADA and SHANICE
"If I Never Knew You"
Soundtrack : Pocahontas