Lyrics to
What You Don’t Know

This version of What You Don’T Know was released by Jackson 5 in 1974.

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What you don’t know
Know, know, know, know, know, know, know
Won’t hurt you

What you don’t know
Know, know, know, know, know, know, know
Won’t hurt you

That’s what the people try to tell me now
Since my baby’s been gone, gone, gone

What you don’t know
Know, know, know, know, know, know, know
Won’t hurt you

But I can’t find peace of mind in what they say
No, no
No I can’t find peace of mind, no way, no way

What you don’t know
Know, know, know, know, know, know, know
Won’t hurt you

What you don’t know
Know, know, know, know, know, know, know
Won’t hurt you

Since that morning that she walked away
Wonder where she is everyday

What you don’t know
Know, know, know, know, know, know, know
Won’t hurt you

I can’t find peace of mind in what they say
No, no
No I can’t find peace of mind, no way, no way, no way
Come on back girl
Come on back girl

What you don’t know
Know, know, know, know, know, know, know
Won’t hurt you

That’s what the people try to tell me now
Since my baby’s been gone, gone, gone

What you don’t know
Know, know, know, know, know, know, know
Won’t hurt you

I can’t find peace of mind in what they say
No, no
No I can’t find peace of mind, no way, no, no way
Come on, come on, come on, come on back, come on back, girl
I need you, gotta have you
Come on back, girl
Come on back, girl
I need you, baby
Wanna see you, baby
Come on back, girl
I can’t find peace of mind in what they say
No I can’t find peace of mind, no way

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You can understand the lyrics to What You Don’T Know if you take apart the structure of the words. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to What You Don’T Know" means the words set to the music of What You Don’T Know, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Jackson 5. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to What You Don’T Know and the lyrics to What You Don’T Know are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Jackson 5 who came here looking just for the lyrics to What You Don’T Know, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

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