Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Mariah Carey
Canonical path: /mariah-carey/i-wish-you-knew
Related lyric paths: 6
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I Wish You Knew
Read I Wish You Knew lyrics by Mariah Carey on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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I Wish You Knew
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I've got to see you
Wherever you are
And I've got to be there
I'm wishing on stars
I've got to reveal what's inside of my heart
But the words escape me
And I'm paralyzed
So helpless when I
Look into your eyes
Chorus
And how I wish you only knew
What I feel inside for you
You probably haven't got a clue
But I wish you knew
How I love you, baby
Honestly, I know it's silly of me
To want you so badly
But keep it concealed
See my inferiority complex kicks in
And the words escape me
And I'm paralyzed
So helpless when I
Look into your eyes
Chorus
And how I wish you only knew
What I feel inside for you
You probably haven't got a clue
But I wish you knew
How I love you, baby
Spoken
I don't if anybody outside there tonight
Who knows what it feels like
To love somebody so bad
That nothing and nobody
Can ever seem to fill out that void
That is the situation that I'm talking about right now
And if you feel me
Sing the song with me
Come on
Chorus
And how I wish you only knew
What I feel inside for you
You probably haven't got a clue
But I wish you knew
How I love you, baby
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Mariah Carey performs "I Wish You Knew", and this lyric page sits inside the Mariah Carey catalog on LyroVerse.
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