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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jon Secada
Jon Secada
Vocals
Shanice
Shanice
Vocals
Danny Troob
Danny Troob
Conductor
Larry Dermer
Larry Dermer
Programming
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Composer
Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics
Robbie Buchanan
Robbie Buchanan
Arranger
Aaron Zigman
Aaron Zigman
Arranger
Chris Boardman
Chris Boardman
String Arranger
Danny Troob
Danny Troob
Orchestrator
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Robbie Buchanan
Robbie Buchanan
Producer
Dana Jon Chappelle
Dana Jon Chappelle
Recording Engineer
Alan Menken
Alan Menken
Producer
Emilio Estefan
Emilio Estefan
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
If I never knew you
If I never felt this love
I would have no inkling of
How precious life can be
[Verse 2]
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
[Verse 3]
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
[Verse 4]
And I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Lost forever, if I never knew you
[Verse 5]
If I never knew you
I'd be safe but half as real
Never knowing I could feel
A love so strong and true
[Verse 6]
I'm so grateful to you
I'd have lived my whole life through
Lost forever, if I never knew you
[Chorus]
I thought our love would be so beautiful
Somehow we 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
Oh-oh-oh
[Verse 7]
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, oh
I've lived at last, yeah yeah
[Chorus]
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 saying we were right
We were right
[Outro]
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
Ooh
Written by: Alan Menken, Stephen Schwartz

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