[Verse 1: Jon Secada]
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 dry your eyes
And I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Lost forever
If I never knew you

[Verse 2: Shanice]
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
[Chorus: Jon Secada, Shanice, Both]
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 us where these whispers in the night
But still my heart is singing, we were right

[Verse 3: Jon Secada, Shanice]
Ohhh, if I never knew you
There's no moment I regret
If I never knew this 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, yeah yeah

[Chorus: Jon Secada, Shanice, Both]
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 turn the darkness into light
And still my heart is singing, we were right

[Outro: Jon Secada, Shanice, Both]
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
Yeah, ooo