Page type: lyric reference
Artist: SWV
Canonical path: /swv/if-only-you-knew
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If Only You Knew
Read If Only You Knew lyrics by SWV on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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If Only You Knew
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I must have rehearsed my lines a thousand times
Until I have them memorized
But when I get a good nerve to tell you the words
They just never seem to come out right
If only you knew
How much I do
Do love you yeah, yeah
If only you knew
How much I do
Do need you
I dream of moments we share
But you’re not there
I'm livin’ in a fantasy
'Cause you don’t even suspect
Could probly care less
About the changes I’ve been going through
If only you knew (only you knew)
How much I do
Do love you
If only you knew
How much I do
Do need you (need you)
'Cause you don’t even suspect
Could probly care less
About the changes I’ve been going through
If only you knew (only you knew)
How much I do
Do love you
If only you knew (only you knew, baby)
How much I do
Do need you
If only you knew (only you knew, baby)
How much I do
Do love you
If only you knew
How much I do
I do need you
If, if, if our love gets right
You don’t know
I said you don’t know how much I need you
If only you knew
How much I do
I said you don’t know
You don’t know
You don’t know
If only you knew
How much I do
Do need you
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