Why was I born, why am I livin'?
What do I get, what am I givin'?
Why do I want a thing I daren't hope for?
What can I hope for? I wish I knew

Why do I try to draw you near me?
Why do I do I cry? you never hear me
I'm a poor fool, but what can I do?
Why was I born to love you?

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I'm a poor fool, but what can I do?
Why was I born to love you?

Some other versions may include an intro:
Spending these lonesome evenings with nothing to do
But to live in dreams that I make up all by myself
Dreaming that you're beside me, I picture the prettiest stories
Only to wake up all by myself what is the good of me by myself?

• Almost Like Being in Love
• Body & Soul
• Everybody Loves Somebody
• Falling in Love With Love
• I Believe
• I'm a Fool to Want You
• If You Are but a Dream
• It All Depends on You
• It Never Entered My Mind
• Nearness of You
• Saturday Night
• Song is You
• Sweet Lorraine
• That Old Feeling
• The Continental
• There's No Business Like Show Business
• Why Was I Born?
• You Go to My Head