The Complete Billie Holiday on Columbia CD 2
Lyrics:
Why was I born
Why am I livin'
What do I get
What am I givin'
Why do I want for things
I dare not hope for
What can I hope for
I wish I knew
Why do I try
To draw you near me
Why do I cry
You never hear me
I'm a poor fool
But what can I do
Oh baby why was I born
To love you
so much angst.
shmoopseepoo 8 months ago
sinatra's version is so much sadder but i love billie's version too
honeybee7700 1 year ago
this song was the centerpiece for Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein's Bway show Sweet Adeline. Very sad song written for the incomparable Helen Morgan
craigkier 1 year ago 2
this is a peppy version but this song is one of the saddest songs
sgneal13 1 year ago
Things just come together and life always makes cense its us. We need the change.
juanofakindsierra 1 year ago 2
this makes me happy each time i listen to it
DrifterRamRod 1 year ago 2