Something to Live For

Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington

I have almost ev'ry thing a human could desire,
Cars and houses, bear-skin rugs to lie before my fire
But there's something missing,
Something isn't there,
It seems I'm never kissing the one whom I care for.
I want Something To Live For
Someone to make my life an adventurous dream
Oh, what wouldn't I give for
Someone who'd take my life
And make it seem gay as they say it ought to be.
Why can't I have love like that brought to me?
My eye is watching the noon crowds
Searching the promenades seeking a clue
To the one who will someday be my
Something To Live For.
I want Something To Live For
Someone to make my life an adventurous dream
Oh, what wouln't I give for
Someone who'd take my life
And make it seem gay as they say it ought to be.
Why can't I have love like that brought to me?
My eye is watching the noon crowds
Searching the promenades seeking a clue
To the one who will someday be my Something To Live For.

Trivia about the song Something to Live For by Carmen McRae

On which albums was the song “Something to Live For” released by Carmen McRae?
Carmen McRae released the song on the albums “Carmen Mcrae: Finest Hour” in 2002, “Une Anthologie 1954-1956” in 2007, “Greatest Hits” in 2008, “Vocal Jazz Classics” in 2011, and “Bye Bye Blackbird” in 2012.
Who composed the song “Something to Live For” by Carmen McRae?
The song “Something to Live For” by Carmen McRae was composed by Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington.

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