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If I Loved You Lyrics by Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae

Carousel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)

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[JULIE]
If I loved you
Time and again I would try to say
All I'd want you to know
If I loved you
Words wouldn't come in an easy way
Round in circles I'd go
Longin' to tell you, but afraid and shy
I'd let my golden chances pass me by
Soon you'd leave me
Off you would go in the mist of day
Never, never to know
How I loved you
If I loved you
[BILLY]
You can't hear a sound—not the turn of a leaf
Nor the fall of a wave hittin' the sand
The tide's creepin' up on the beach like a thief
Afraid to be caught stealin' the land
On a night like this I start to wonder what life is all about
[JULIE]
And I always say two heads are better than one to figure it out
[BILLY, spoken]
I don't need you or anyone to help me
Got it figured out for myself
\What are we?
Just a couple of specks of nothin'
Look up there
[BILLY]
Why you can't even count the stars in the sky
And the sky's so big the sea looks small
And two little people—
You and I—
We don't count at all
[BILLY, spoken]
I can just see myself
[BILLY]
Kinda scrawny and pale, pickin' at my food
And lovesick like any other guy
I'd throw away my sweater, and dress up like a dude
In a dickey and a collar and a tie
If I loved you
But somehow I can see
Just exactly how I'd be
If I loved you
Time and again I would try to say
All I'd want you to know
If I loved you
Words wouldn't come in an easy way
Round in circles I'd go
Longin' to tell you, but afraid and shy
I'd let my golden chances pass me by
Soon you'd leave me
Off you would go in the mist of day
Never, never to know
How I loved you
If I loved you
Credits
Shirley Jones

Shirley Jones

Gordon MacRae

Gordon MacRae

About “If I Loved You” by Shirley Jones

Read the complete lyrics to "If I Loved You" by Shirley Jones, Gordon MacRae from the album "Carousel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Soundtrack, Musicals, Pop.

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"If I Loved You" appears on "Carousel (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)".

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