IF I NEVER KNEW YOU (MOVIE VERSION) [ 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 [ Pocahontas ] [ John Smith ] For if I never knew you There’s no moment I regret If I never knew this love Since the moment that we met I would have no inkling of If our time has gone too fast How precious life can be I’ve lived at last [ 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 [ Both ] Lost forever If I never knew you REPRISE [ Pocahontas ] And I’m so grateful to you [ John Smith ] I’d have lived my whole life through [ Pocahontas ] Empty as the sky [ John Smith ] Never knowing why [ Both ] Lost forever If I never knew you