If I knew-hoo-hoo I could count on you,
I would love you my whole life through.
There is nothing that I would not do,
If I knew-hoo-hoo I could count on you.

I've been lonely for a long time,
I've been looking everywhere.
I need someone to believe in.
I need someone that will care.

And if I see-hee-hee that your love is true,
I will gladly put my faith in you.
There is nothing I would rather do,
If I see-hee-hee that your love is true.

I've been searching for a true love,
I've been looking high and low.
I've got all this love inside me,
And it's got nowhere to go.

If I knew-hoo-hoo I could count on you,
I would love you my whole life through.
There is nothing that I would not do,
If I knew-hoo-hoo I could count on you.

If I see-hee-hee that your love is true,
I will gladly put my faith in you.
There is nothing I would rather do,
If I see-hee-hee that your love is true.

And if I knew-hoo-hoo I could count on you,
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There is nothing that I would not do,
If I knew-hoo-hoo I could count on you.

Instrumental to end.

IF I KNEW
Written by: David Allan Coe
Performed by: David Allan Coe-1981
Appears on: Tennessee Whiskey-19811 & Invictus (Means) Unconquered/
Tennessee Whiskey (Double CD)-19952.

1In the liner notes for this album, Coe writes, "The 'Tennessee Whiskey'
is all gone now and I'm just 'Sittin on the Dock of the Bay' watching that
Key West sunset and a big old shrimp boat named, 'Juanita,' rolling past
our dock. Most of you know 'I'll Always Be a Fool For You,' so you don't
have to worry about me getting too involved in the ocean and forgetting my
music. There are times when I fell like 'I've Given 'Bout All I Can Take'
but then I find myself 'Pledging My Love' once again to the road and all
its glory. 'If I Knew' what 'Little Orphan Annie' did with the rest of the
peanut butter I'd make me something to eat. But one thing is certain, 'We
Got A Bad Thing Goin'' and there's no sense in stopping now. Even after
seeing 'Take This Job and Shove It,' I still felt bad, and when Meme said,
'How Do You Spell Relief?' I said, "I get, 'D-R-U-N-K.'" She reminded me
that I'd quit drinking twelve years ago, which left me with nothing else to
say. So I put a tape of this new album on and realized that once again my
music had taken a new turn. But remember a long time ago I warned you about
that! For Billy Sherrill's sake, I hope we have a hit single in here
somewhere. I enjoyed it. I hope you do. Sincerely, David Allan Coe."

2Transcribed from the track on this album.