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 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

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 knew 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

If I never knew you (there's no moment I regret)
If I never knew you (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)

I thought our love would be so beautiful (so beautiful)
Somehow we made the whole world bright
I thought our love would be so beautiful
We turn the darkness into light
And still my heart is saying we were right
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

Writer(s): Alan Menken, Stephen Lawrence Schwartz<br>Lyrics powered by www.musixmatch.com