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
                              
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

Oh, 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

I thought our love would be so beautiful
Somehow we'd make the whole world right
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
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