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Billie Holiday - Why Was I Born

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Uploaded by on Jul 27, 2009

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

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  • so much angst.

  • sinatra's version is so much sadder but i love billie's version too

  • this song was the centerpiece for Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein's Bway show Sweet Adeline. Very sad song written for the incomparable Helen Morgan

  • this is a peppy version but this song is one of the saddest songs

  • Things just come together and life always makes cense its us. We need the change.

  • this makes me happy each time i listen to it

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