(You only want me)
A popular song from 1931
Words and music by Jimmie Monaco and Johnny Burke
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
- We could have been so happy
Not very long ago
But it takes two to be happy, dear
And you didn’t want it so
Chorus
You haunt me with kisses
But when I want you
You’re with some new lover you’ve found
It’s easy to see you only want me
When nobody else is around
You taught me what bliss is
You said you’d be true
But my castles fell to the ground
For now I can see you only want me
When nobody else is around
I see a promise of heaven
Each time I look in your eyes
I see a promise of heaven
But it’s just a fool’s paradise
So save all your love words for somebody new
For they’re not as sweet as they sound
It’s easy to see you only want me
When nobody else is around
- Why must you keep pretending?
Now it the time to part
‘Cause I know you won’t be satisfied
Until you can break my heart
Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: