If You Only Knew Song Lyrics and Chords by Reba McEntire
If You Only Knew
Recorded by Reba McEntire
Written by Jane Mariash and Diana Rae
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So here you
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are again
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standing at my
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door
You know I'd
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understand well that's
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what friends are for
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What's he done this time what did he say
To make you
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so darn mad that you're running away
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Now you say you want to be like me
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independent and free
But
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if you only knew what a
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single girl goes through
The long working days and the
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lonely
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empty I love
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yous
Oh if you only knew what it's
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like to be alone
You'd put your anger down turn
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around and go back
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home
My life looks
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good to you I'm
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always in con
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trol
No one to
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answer to
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but no one there to hold
You see
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in my eyes you are the lucky one
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loving arms that you can lean upon
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I'd give anything I could to say
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What you're throwing away
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know it's hard to face that love ain't
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perfect
every
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day
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But I know a hundred girls who would
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gladly take your place
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You'd put your
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anger down turn
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around
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home
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if you only
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knew
FAQ
Who sang the the song If You Only Knew?
- The song If You Only Knew was sang by Reba McEntire.
Who is Reba McEntire?
- Reba Nell McEntire (born March 28, 1955), also known simply by her first name, Reba, is an American country singer, songwriter, and actress. She began her career in the music industry as a high school student singing in the Kiowa High School band, on local radio shows with her siblings, and at rodeos. While a sophomore in college at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, she performed the National Anthem at the National Finals Rodeo in Oklahoma City and caught the attention of country artist Red Steagall who brought her to Nashville, Tennessee. She signed a contract with Mercury Records a year later in 1975. She released her first solo album in 1977 and released five additional studio albums under the label until 1983.
Signing with MCA Nashville Records, McEntire took creative control over her second MCA album, My Kind of Country (1984), which had a more traditional country sound and produced two number one singles: "How Blue" and "Somebody Should Leave". The album brought her breakthrough success, bringing her a series of successful albums and number one singles in the 1980s and 1990s. McEntire has since released 33 studio albums, acquired 24 number one singles, 16 number one albums, and 28 albums have been certified gold, platinum or multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America. She often is referred to as "The Queen of Country," and she has sold more than 75 million records worldwide.In the early 1990s, McEntire branched into film starting with 1990's Tremors. She has since starred in the Broadway revival of Annie Get Your Gun (2001) and in her television sitcom Reba (2001-07), for which she was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series-Musical or Comedy. As of February 2020, Reba has returned to Universal Music Group.
