If I Never Knew You

"If I Never Knew You" is a song by American recording artists Jon Secada and Shanice, from Disney's 1995 animated feature film, Pocahontas. The song was written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Stephen Schwartz, and originally recorded by American singer Judy Kuhn in her film role as the singing voice of Pocahontas, and American actor Mel Gibson in his role as Captain John Smith. Shanice and Secada's version is heard during film's end credits, and was released on September 12, 1995 as the second most popular song from the film's soundtrack, after Vanessa Williams' pop rendition of the Academy Award-winning "Colors of the Wind".

Pocahontas
John Smith: If I never knew you If I never felt this love I would have no inkling of How precious life can be

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

Pocahontas: 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 For if I never knew you

John Smith: There's no moment I regret

Pocahontas: If I never knew this love

John Smith: Since the moment that we met

Pocahontas: I would have no inkling of

John Smith: If our time has gone too fast

Pocahontas: How precious life can be...

John Smith: I've lived at last...

(Instrumental)

John Smith: And I'm so grateful to you I'd have lived my whole life through Empty as the sky

Pocahontas: Never knowing why

John Smith and Pocahontas: Lost forever If I never knew you

Mirage and Moon Dancer's version
Mirage the Illusionist: If I never knew you If I never felt this love I would have no inkling of How precious life can be

If I never met 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

Moon Dancer: I knew our love would be so beautiful We also made the whole world bright I always knew that fear and hate is never strong All they'd leave us were these whispers in the night Because my heart is saying we were right For if I never knew you

Mirage the Illusionist: There's no moment I regret

Moon Dancer: If I never knew this love

Mirage the Illusionist: Since the moment that we met

Moon Dancer: I would have no inkling of

Mirage the Illusionist: If our time has gone too fast

Moon Dancer: How precious life can be...

Mirage the Illusionist: I've lived at last...

(Instrumental)

Mirage the Illusionist: And I'm so grateful to you I'd have lived my whole life through Empty as the sky

Moon Dancer: Never knowing why

Mirage and Moon Dancer: Lost forever If I never knew you