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If Only You Knew (Live (1991 Apollo Theatre))
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Patti LaBelle
Patti LaBelle
Performer
Dave Hollister
Dave Hollister
Background Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Cynthia Biggs
Cynthia Biggs
Songwriter
Kenneth Gamble
Kenneth Gamble
Songwriter
Dexter Wansel
Dexter Wansel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
James "Budd" Ellison
James "Budd" Ellison
Producer
Nathaniel Wilkie
Nathaniel Wilkie
Co-Producer
Michael Tarsia
Michael Tarsia
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

I must have rehearsed my lines
A thousand times
Until I had them memorized
But when I get up the nerve
To tell you the words
Just never seem to come out right
If only you knew
How much I do
Do love you
If only you knew
How much I do
I do need you
I dream of moments we share
But you're not there
I'm living in a fantasy
Cause you don't even suspect
Could probably care less
About the changes I been going through
If only you knew
How much I do
Do love you
If only you knew
How much I do
I do need you
No, you don't even suspect
Could probably care less
About the changes I been going through
If only you knew
How much I do
Do love you
If only you knew
How much I do
I do need you
I say you don't know how much I need you
Written by: Cynthia Biggs, Dexter Wansel, Kenneth Gamble

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