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Artist: Shinedown
Canonical path: /shinedown/if-you-only-knew
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If You Only Knew
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If You Only Knew
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If you only knew
I'm hanging by a thread the web I spin for you
If you only knew
I'd sacrifice my beating heart before I lose you
I still hold onto the letters you returned
I swear I've lived and learned
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me I toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight, bring me back to life
Breathe your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe in is you
If you only knew
If you only knew
How many times I counted
All the words that went wrong
If you only knew
How I refuse to let you go,
Even when you're gone
I don't regret any days I spent
Nights we shared
Or letters that I sent
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me I toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight, bring me back to life
Breathe your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe in is you
If you only knew
If you only knew
I still hold onto the letters you returned
You help me live and learn
It's 4:03 and I can't sleep
Without you next to me I toss and turn like the sea
If I drown tonight, bring me back to life
Breathe your breath in me
The only thing that I still believe in is you
Believe in is you
I still believe in you
Oh, if you only knew
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