If I Never Knew You From _Pocahontas_ Music: Alan Menken Lyrics: Stephen Schwartz Performed by: Jon Secada and Shanice [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 find in you the missing part of me In this world so full of fear Full of raging 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 [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 [Secada:] I'd thought our love would be so beautiful [Shanice:] Somehow it'd make the whole world bright [Both:] I never knew that fear and hate could be so strong All they'd leave this world is whispers in the night But still my heart is singing we were right [Shanice:] If I never knew you [Secada:] There's no world where I could rest [Shanice:] If I never knew your love [Secada:] Sins of woman I would have [Shanice:] I would have no inkling of [Secada:] If I tried this precious past are deep at last [Shanice:] How precious life can be [Both:] I thought our love would be so beautiful Somehow it'd make the whole world bright [Shanice:] I thought our love would be so beautiful We'd save the darkness into night [Both:] And still my heart is saying we were right [Secada:] We were right And if I never knew you I'd have lived my whole life through [Shanice:] Empty as the sky [Both:] Never knowing why Lost forever If I never knew you