Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Shirley Bassey
Canonical path: /shirley-bassey/if-you-don-t-understand
Related lyric paths: 6
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If you don't understand
Read If you don't understand lyrics by Shirley Bassey on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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If you don't understand
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He can be the biggest wheel
That human nature has invented
But I'd never change him if I could
And when ever he's away from me
I nearly go demented
I'd leave him if I could
He's the face up on the pillow
That I'll always want to turn to
But I'll never know how long he'll stay
You may ask me
Why I'll choose to live this way?
Well I'm a woman
refrain:
If you don't understand
You've never known a love that was real
You've never known the way that I feel
Each time he leaves me
If you don't understand
You've never known the impossible dreams
You've never known the hell
That it means to be missing him, wanting him
He can take me to the moon
Each time he puts his arms around me
Only he can take the moon away
And if I regret the day
This way that love had ever found me
I'd be too proud to say
He can smile
And I surrender
But I couldn't live without him
He 's a losing game I'll always play
You may ask me why
I'll choose to live this way?
Well I'm a woman
refrain
If you don't understand
You've never known the impossible dreams
You've never known the hell
That it means to be missing, him wanting him
refrain
If you don't understand
You've never known the impossible dreams
You've never known the hell
That it means to be missing him, wanting him
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