If You Only Knew
Lari White Lyrics


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(Lari White/Chuck Cannon)

If you only knew the way I love you
Don't I wonder what you'd do
Would you look at me and say you love me too
If you only knew

If you only knew I'm dreaming of you
Every night the whole night through
Would you make my wildest dream of you come true
If you only knew

I pretend I'm just a friend
But now and then I wonder what you'd do
Would you love me too
If you only knew

I pretend I'm just a friend
Oh but now and then I wonder what you'd do
Would you love me too
If you only knew

Wonder what you'd do




Would you love me to
If you only knew

Overall Meaning

The song "If You Only Knew" is a country ballad written by Lari White and Chuck Cannon. The lyrics express the sentiments of someone who is in love with someone else but has not expressed it. The singer wonders what would happen if the object of their affection knew how much they loved them. The song is filled with hope and longing and beautifully captures the emotions of the singer.


The first verse talks about how the singer wonders what would happen if the person they loved only knew the way they loved them. The singer wonders if the person would reciprocate their love if they knew how deeply the singer felt about them. The second verse talks about how the singer dreams of this person every night but doesn't know if these dreams will ever come true. The singer wonders if the person they love would ever make their wildest dreams of them come true if they only knew how the singer really felt.


The chorus is particularly poignant as the singer admits that they pretend to be just a friend but secretly wonders if the person they love would love them back if they only knew. The singer's longing for this person is palpable, and the song beautifully captures the turmoil of someone in love but afraid to express their feelings. The final line of the chorus, "Would you love me too, if you only knew," is especially heartbreaking as it sums up the singer's hopes and fears in one simple question.


Line by Line Meaning

If you only knew the way I love you
If you understood the depth of my love for you


Don't I wonder what you'd do
I often daydream about what your reaction would be


Would you look at me and say you love me too
Would you reciprocate my love if you knew how I felt


If you only knew
My love for you is undisclosed and unknown to you


If you only knew I'm dreaming of you
My dreams are filled with thoughts of you


Every night the whole night through
My dreams are persistent and uninterrupted


Would you make my wildest dream of you come true
I wonder if you could make my biggest fantasy a reality


I pretend I'm just a friend
I mask my true feelings for you and pretend to be just a friend


But now and then I wonder what you'd do
Despite my efforts to hide my feelings, I still imagine what would happen if I revealed them


Would you love me too
I yearn for you to feel the same way I do


Wonder what you'd do
I am constantly curious about your reaction if you knew my true feelings


If you only knew
My love for you remains a secret, unknown to you




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Kostas Lazarides, Raul Malo

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Comments from YouTube:

Sue Lopez

<3 this -- song and vocals are simply gorgeous

Galtee Drohan

Beautiful!

Zdenka Kargerova

DĚKUJI ZA KRÁSNOU PÍSNIČKU

Bobby B.

Very underrated artist!

DONNA O

And the world lost her way too soon😢

Ingebjorg Mosberg

Beautiful song :)

The Crushed Twinkie

Never heard of her before, but this is a very nice song. Unfortunately, she died of peritoneal cancer at age 52 in 2018.
Milton Moore

Jane Woods

If he could only see in my 💓. He'd know then.

Ingebjorg Mosberg

BEAUTIFUL SONG..... R.I.P..

fallsforyou

IF YOU ONLY KNEW? I WAS DREAMING OF YOU. I LOVED YOU. IF YOU ONLY KNEW? ' I`D PRETEND ,I WAS JUST A FRIEND.' IF YOU ONLY KNEW... MARY

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