If she only knew   What I knew but couldn't say   If she could just see   The part of me that I hid away      If I could just hold her in my arms again   And just say I love you   But she's gone away, maybe she'd say   If she'd only knew      If she could just feel   What I feel here in my heart   She'd know it was real   Pure and true right from the start      But I'm just a man who didn't understand   What she was going through   But she's gone away, maybe she'd stay   If she only knew      And how, how did I let her get away   'Cause love, love is so easy to feel   But the hardest thing to say      If she could just see   What I see when I close my eyes   All that I dream   Surely she would realize      But like a fool I waited much too long   To let her know the truth   She's gone away, maybe she'd stay   If she only knew      Tell me, tell me how, how did I let her get away   (Tell me)   'Cause I guess love, love is so easy to feel   But the hardest thing to say      If she only knew   What I knew but couldn't say   If she could just see   The part of me that I hid away      If I could just hold her in my arms again   And just say I love you   (I love you)   She's gone away, maybe she'd stay   If she only knew, if she only knew