POETRY IN MUSIC

"YOUNG WOMAN IN GREEN" William Glackens, 1915

I WISH I WERE IN LOVE AGAIN

You don’t know that I felt good
When we up and parted
You don’t know I knocked on wood
Gladly broken hearted
Worrying is through I sleep all night
Appetite and health restored
You don’t know how much I’m bored

The sleepless nights - the daily fights
The quick toboggan - when you reach the heights
I miss the kisses - and I miss the bites
I wish I were in love again

The broken dates - the endless waits
The lovely loving - and the hateful hates
The conversation - with the flying plates
I wish I were in love again

No more pain - no more strain
Now  I'm sane - but I would rather be Ga-Ga

The pulled out fur - of cat and cur
The fine mismateing - of a him and her
I've learned my lesson - but I wish I were
In love again

The furtive sigh - the blackened eye
The words: "I love you - 'til the day I die"
The self-deception - that believes the lie
I wish I were in love again

When love congeals - it soon reveals
The faint aroma - of performing seals
The double-crossing - of a pair of heels
I wish I were in love again

No more care - no despair
I'm all there now - but I'd rather be punch-drunk

Believe me sir - I much prefer
The classic battle - of a him and her
I don't like quiet - and I wish I were
In love again.

I Wish I Were In Love Again

Lyrics: Lorenz Hart
Music: Richard Rodgers
From the Broadway musical comedy, BABES IN ARMS.
Opened at the Shubert Theater, New York City on April 14, 1937.
Director: Dwight Deere Wiman

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