American lyricist, songwriter & musician (1913-1993)
When you're all alone
All the children grown
And, like starlings, flown away
It gets lonely early, doesn't it?
Lonely early, doesn't it?
Ev'ry single endless day
SAMMY CAHN
"It Gets Lonely Early"
I should forget you but I won't, should hate you but I don't,
It didn't turn out like I planned but if you smile and wave your hand,
I'd go out and hire a band, and wait for one more chance,
At the same old song and dance.
SAMMY CAHN
"The Same Old Song And Dance"
When I want rain, I get sunny weather
I'm just as blue as the sky
Since love is gone, can't pull myself together
Guess I'll hang my tears out to dry
SAMMY CAHN
"Guess I'll Hang My Tears Out To Dry"
Imagine me thinking you could never faze me
The tricks my imagination plays me
You smile and this heart of mine betrays me
You know, it's so
SAMMY CAHN
"Some Other Time (I Could Resist You)"
I know if once we kissed, I could kiss my heart goodbye.
SAMMY CAHN
"I Could Make You Care"
When somebody loves you, you feel it in your heart
When somebody loves you, you know it from the start
Every kiss becomes more than a kiss
Each look, each touch they mean so much
And that's when you discover how it feels to be a lover
SAMMY CAHN
"When Somebody Loves You"
You'll never know how many dreams I dreamed about you,
Or just how empty they all seemed without you.
So kiss me once and kiss me twice and kiss me once again,
It's been a long, long time.
SAMMY CAHN
"It's Been A Long Long Time"
Crazy dreams keep me clinging to this affair.
I'm insane to keep dreaming that you could care.
But I am a kind of a fool who stayed after school.
I've learned my lessons well,
And if this crazy love is such a crazy love, I'm glad I fell.
SAMMY CAHN
"Crazy Love"
Save me the first dance in your dreams tonight.
SAMMY CAHN
"The Last Dance"
Give me five minutes more, only five minutes more
Let me stay, let me stay in your arms
Here am I, begging for only five minutes more
Only five minutes more of your charms
SAMMY CAHN
"Five Minutes More"
I've been saving myself for you, just you, no one but you
I've saved my heart in your name
It's for you to claim
Some day
SAMMY CAHN
"Saving Myself For You"
How are ya fixed for moonlight, how are ya fixed for stars?
How are ya fixed for kissing, while we listen to soft guitars?
How are ya fixed for someone to watch the rain with?
To stroll down the lane with, for someone to just go a little insane with?
How are ya fixed for memories, memories that shine so bright?
If we could let fancy take us, we could make us a few tonight.
How are ya fixed for someone who'll fit your arms like a glove?
Hey tell me, baby, how are ya fixed for love?
SAMMY CAHN
"How Are Ya' Fixed For Love?"
Saturday night is the loneliest night in the week
'cause that's the night that my sweetie and I
Used to dance cheek to cheek
SAMMY CAHN
"Saturday Night Is The Loneliest Night"
Love is lovelier the second time around
Just as wonderful with both feet on the ground
It's that second time you hear your love song sung
Makes you think perhaps that love, like youth, is wasted on the young
SAMMY CAHN
"The Second Time Around"
If it's the last thing I do, I'll take your hand
And though I won't say a word, you'll understand
I'll build a dream just for two
And then I'll make it come true
If it's the very last thing I do
SAMMY CAHN
"If It's The Last Thing I Do"
Don't you know I'd work for you, I'd slave for you, be a beggar or a knave for you
If that isn't love it will have to do until the real thing comes along
SAMMY CAHN
"Until the Real Thing Comes Along"
How I wish you'd lift the phone
Fun is fun, but not alone
'til you let me hold you tight
Same old Saturday night
SAMMY CAHN
"Same Old Saturday Night"
I'll only miss her when I think of her
And I'll think of her all the time
Likely I'll spend my days hearing her turn of a phrase
Things I found hard to praise, right now would seem sublime
SAMMY CAHN
"I'll Only Miss Her When I Think Of Her"
The leaves began to fade like promises we made
How could a love that seemed so right go wrong?
The things we did last summer I'll remember all winter long
SAMMY CAHN
"The Things We Did Last Summer"
I've seen the look of a baby with a rattle
I've seen the look of a hero in a battle
I've seen the look of a heartsick turtle dove
But the look that leaves ya real shook is the look of love
SAMMY CAHN
"The Look of Love"