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Phil Collins – Only You Know and I Know (1985) | Track profile | Dork

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No Jacket Required
Only You Know and I Know

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Only You Know and I Know

Release date: 25th January 1985

From No Jacket Required

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"Only You Know and I Know" is a track by Phil Collins, from the album No Jacket Required, released 25th January 1985. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Phil Collins.

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Lyrics

Only You Know and I Know

[Verse 1]

You know, we really only wanna hear

The things we like to say

But if I said to you, "Please, don't do it"

You do it anyway

Sometimes, I know we gotta be cruel

Be cruel to be kind

When I ask you what you see in me

You say "Our love is blind"

[Chorus]

'Cause only you know, and I know

The things we mean to say

Only you know, and I know

The things we mean to say, oh

[Verse 2]

Whenever I think I know you better

Better than I know myself

Ooh, I open up and give you everything

Then you say, "Okay, what else?"

And when I run away, you always cry

You always overreact

But I don't know if you know how you really feel

But you better know before I get back

[Chorus]

'Cause only you know, and I know

The things we mean to say

Only you know and I know

The things we mean to say

[Bridge]

Just try to remember now I'm the one you love

You told me

Ooh, try to remember I'm the one you're always thinking of

You told me

Please, try to remember before I walk away

Remember

It's not good enough telling me the way it was yesterday

[Guitar Solo]

[Chorus]

'Cause only you know, and I know

The things we mean to say

Only you know and I know

The things we mean to say

Yes, only you know and I know

The things we mean to say

Only you know and I know

The things we mean to say

[Outro]

Only you know and I know

Ah, only you know and I know

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Track details

From No Jacket Required

1985

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Album

No Jacket Required

Release year

1985

—Don't Lose My Number
—Only You Know and I Know
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—I Don't Wanna Know
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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Daryl Stuermer, Phil Collins
Producer: Hugh Padgham, Phil Collins
Engineer: Hugh Padgham
Bass: Leland Sklar
Drums: Chester Thompson
Guitar: Daryl Stuermer
Keyboards: David Frank, Phil Collins
Vocals: Phil Collins
Assistant Engineer: Steve Chase
Background Vocals: Phil Collins
Horns: The Phenix Horns
Mixing Engineer: Hugh Padgham, Phil Collins
Programmer: Phil Collins
Saxophone: Don Myrick
Trombone: Louis Satterfield
Trumpet: Michael Harris (Trumpet), Rahmlee Michael Davis