You give your hand to me And then you say, "Hello. And anyone can tell You think you know me well. Well, you don't know me. No you don't know the one Who dreams of you at night; And longs to kiss your lips And longs to hold you tight Oh I'm just a friend.

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Ray Charles - You Don't Know Me
The first version of the song to make the Billboard charts was by Jerry Vale in , peaking at 14 on the pop chart. Arnold's version charted two months later, released as an RCA Victor single, , backed with "The Rockin' Mockin' Bird", which reached 10 on the Billboard country chart. Cash Box magazine, which combined all best-selling versions at one position, included a version by Carmen McRae that never appeared in the Billboard Top Sides listing. The songwriter promised to let the idea stew in her head for a while. And soon, she remembered, the lyrics tumbled onto the page. It sort of wrote itself The best-selling version of the song is by Ray Charles , who took it to 2 on the Billboard Hot chart in , after releasing the song on his 1 album Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music. It was kept from the 1 spot by Sheila by Tommy Roe. The song was the 12th number one country hit for Mickey Gilley in The song has been performed or recorded by hundreds of artists, including Elvis Presley , Bob Dylan , and Willie Nelson.
Ray Charles Lyrics. You give your hand to me And then you say, "Hello" And I can hardly speak My heart is beating so And anyone can tell You think you know me well Well, you don't know me No you don't know me No you don't know the one Who dreams of you at night And longs to kiss your lips And longs to hold you tight Oh I'm just a friend That's all I've ever been Cause you don't know me No you don't know me For I never knew the art of making love Though my heart aches with love for you Afraid and shy, I let my chance go by A chance that you might love me too Love me too You give your hand to me And then you say, "Goodbye" I watched you walk away Beside the lucky guy Oh, you'll never ever know The one who loved you so Well, you don't know me For I never knew the art of making love, Though my heart aches with love for you. Afraid and shy, I let my chance go by A chance that you might love me too Love me too Oh, you give your hand to me And then you say, "Goodbye" I watched you walk away Beside the lucky guy Oh, you'll never ever know The one who loved you so Well, you don't know me You don't love me, you don't know me. Submit Corrections. Lyrics licensed by.
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