If I Never Knew You
Recorded by: Hal Ketchum and Shelby Lynn

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

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

In this world so full of fears
Full of rage and lies
I can see the truth so clear
In your eyes, so dry your eyes

I’m so grateful to you
I’d have lived my whole life through
Lost forever
If I never knew you

Oh, 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’d make the whole world bright
I never thought that fear and hate could be so strong
All they’d leave us were these whispers in the night
But still my heart is saying we were right

Oh, if I never knew you (There’s no moment I regret)
If I never knew your love (Since the moment that we met)
I would have no inkling of (If our time has gone too fast)
How precious life can be (I’ve lived at last)

And I thought our love would be so beautiful (So beautiful)
Somehow we’d make the whole world bright
I thought our love would be so beautiful
We’d change the darkness into light
But 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