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What Would I Do If I Could Feel?

This version of What Would I Do If I Could Feel? was released by Diana Ross in 1978.

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What would I do
If I could suddenly feel
And to know once again
That what I feel is real?

I could cry
I could smile
I might lay back for a while
Oh, tell me what
What would I do if I could feel?

What would I do
If I could reach inside of me
And to know how it feels
To say I like what I see?

Then I’d be more
Than glad to share
All that I have inside of here
And the songs
My heart might bring
You’d be more
Than glad to sing
And if tears should fall from my eyes
Just think of all the wounds
They could mend
And just think of all the time
I could spend
Just being vuln’rable again
Oh, tell me what
What would I do?
Oh, tell me what
What would I do?
Oh, tell me what
What would I do
If I could feel?

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The lyrics for What Would I Do If I Could Feel? are defined as the words making up the song released by Diana Ross in 1978. It also includes the verses and words used by the background chorus in the song. Like many hit songs, the lyrics to What Would I Do If I Could Feel? have different meanings to different people. While it is clear in some of the lyrics what the artist is trying to really say, only Diana Ross and those working with them know all of the meanings behind all of the lyrics to their songs.

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