You'll Never Know

You'll Never KnowSong by
General information
Release date	September 3, 2013
Recorded	2011-2013
Studio	Brandon's Way Recording Studios (Los Angeles, California)
Genre	R&B/Soul
Length	3:34
Album	Yours Truly
Label	Republic Records
Songwriter(s)	Kristopher Riddick-Tynes, Leon Thomas III, Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds, Antonio Dixon
Producer(s)	Babyface, Antonio Dixon, The Rascals
Credits	You'll Never Know credits
Yours Truly track list
"The Way"
"You'll Never Know"
"Almost Is Never Enough"

"You'll Never Know" is the ninth track from Ariana Grande's debut album Yours Truly. It was released through Republic Records on September 3, 2013.

A live version of the song is featured on K Bye For Now (SWT Live), which was released on December 23, 2019.

Live performances

"You'll Never Know" was part of the setlist from her debut tour The Listening Sessions and it was a regular part of the setlist of Grande's Sweetener World Tour before being removed on the third leg, which began on March 18, 2019.

Trivia

• Grande said while recording Yours Truly fun facts on Twitter, that she originally wanted "You'll Never Know" to be a girl power duet with Demi Lovato.
• "You'll Never Know" was performed in the documentary "Excuse Me, I Love You".
• On June 18, 2018, Grande revealed on Twitter that "You'll Never Know" is the fourth song on her top 5 from her debut album.

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Now you finally tell me how you feel
Guess your words just came a little too late
All the drama, boy, it’s overkill
Don’t get mad at me, 'cause you’ve been replaced
Know your place

[Pre-Chorus]
But if you woulda manned up, put your hand up, stand up
Tell me how you really felt, then maybe it’d be different
If you spoke, I would’ve listened
But now, I’m with somebody else, and he loves me
Too much for me to mess this up
And it sucks to be all in your head
Wondering where this thing could go, but...

[Chorus]
You will never know what we could have been
If you would’ve shown your way back then
Boy, you gotta (yup, yup)
Boy, you shoulda (yup, yup)
'Cause you didn’t know, so
Now you’ll never know, you’ll never know

[Verse 2]
Now it’s probably hard for you to hear
But there’s nothing left for you to say
Had my heart all in your hands, boy, but you don’t understand
Is a girl like me don’t have no time to waste around

[Pre-Chorus]
But if you woulda manned up, put your hand up, stand up
Tell me how you really felt, then maybe it’d be different
If you spoke, I would’ve listened
But now, I’m with somebody else, and he loves me
Too much for me to mess this up
And it sucks to be all in your head
Wondering where this thing could go, but...

[Chorus]
You will never know what we could have been
If you would’ve shown your way back then
Boy, you gotta (yup, yup)
Boy, you shoulda (yup, yup)
'Cause you didn’t know, so
Now you’ll never know, you’ll never know
You’ll never know
Boy, you should’ve told me, told me
You’ll never know
Boy, you should’ve let me know
You’ll never know
Boy, you could’ve been there for me
But now you’ll never know, you’ll never know

[Bridge]
It’s not my fault
You’re a little bit too late
You’re the only one to blame
Wipe that look off your face
You can wish a thousand times
But none of that will change my mind, boy
You had a chance you’ll never get back, get back

[Chorus]
You will never know what we could have been
If you would’ve shown your way back then
Boy, you gotta (yup, yup)
Boy, you shoulda (yup, yup)
'Cause you didn’t know, so
Now you’ll never know, you’ll never know
You’ll never know
Boy, you should’ve told me, told me
You’ll never know
Boy, you should’ve let me know
You’ll never know
Boy, you could’ve been there for me
But now you’ll never know, you’ll never know

[Outro]
Boy, you’ll never know, you’ll never know
You’ll never know, you’ll never know