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UB40 – I Knew You lyrics
I knew you before you knew
Who you wanted to be
Now I see the new you
She's a perfect stranger to me

Loves unkind, for I find
If only saw, the best of you
But my mind, not so blind
Showed my heart the rest of you
Scheming lies and alibis
That butter wouldn't melt disguise
With happy ever after eyes
That made a fool of me

I knew you before you knew
Who you wanted to be
Now I see the new you
She's a perfect stranger to me
She's a perfect stranger to me

Love is cruel It makes a fool
Of one who thought we had it all
All bridges burned, the lesson learned
You never really loved at all
Now you're gone, I'm on my own
Don't come around, don't even phone
Please leave a happy man alone
And we can both be free

I knew you before you knew
Who you wanted to be
Now I see the new you
She's a perfect stranger to me
She's a perfect stranger to me
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I knew you before you knew Who you wanted to be Now I see the new you She's a perfect stranger to me Loves unkind, for I find If only saw, the best of you But my mind, not so blind Showed my heart the rest of you Scheming lies and alibis That butter wouldn't melt disguise With happy ever after eyes That made a fool of me I knew you before you knew Who you wanted to be Now I see the new you She's a perfect stranger to me She's a perfect stranger to me Love is cruel It makes a fool Of one who thought we had it all All bridges burned, the lesson learned You never really loved at all Now you're gone, I'm on my own Don't come around, don't even phone Please leave a happy man alone And we can both be free I knew you before you knew Who you wanted to be Now I see the new you She's a perfect stranger to me She's a perfect stranger to me Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: ALI CAMPBELL, BRIAN TRAVERS, EARL FALCONER, JIM BROWN, MICHAEL VIRTUE, NORMAN HASSAN, ROBIN CAMPBELL, TERRENCE OSWALD WILSON
I Knew You lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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