You don't know what you've got (until you lose it)ral donnerwritten by george burton and paul hamptonpeaked at # 4 in 1961you don't know what you've got until you lose ityou gave me you-your love but i abused itand now i'm sorry for the things i didn't say`cause i know now i acted in a foolish way(oh yeah) uh-huh-huh (oh yeah) oh-oh-yeahyou don't know what you've got until you lose ityou gave me you-your love but i misused iti never knew how lonely loneliness could be and now i need you, dear, as you once needed me(oh yeah) uh-huh-huh (oh yeah) oh-oh-yeah so now if you'd come to this lonely heart you own i'd give you all my lovin' like you've never known (bung, bung, bung, bung)you don't know what you've got until you lose ityou gave me you-your love but i misused itand now i'm sorry for the things i didn't say`cause i know now i acted in a foolish way(oh yeah) uh-huh-huh (oh yeah) oh-oh-yeah(oh yeah) uh-huh-huh (oh yeah) oh-oh-yeahfade(oh yeah) uh-huh-huh (oh yeah)