Quotes from berlin irving ii

Must you dance ev'ry dance With the same fortunate man? You have danced with him since the music began. Won't you change partners and dance with me?

You want who you want in the summer You get who you want that fall But after you've got who you wanted, it's not The one whom you wanted at all

There might have been a sky of blue for me and you We'll never know There might have been a garden, too, where roses grew We'll never know We might have built a castle high For you were young and so was I But we just kissed and said "Goodbye" And so We'll never know

I've heard about you Each word about you That ev'ryone has spoken And from the things I hear I should be careful, dear They come and find me And then remind me Of all the hearts you've broken But I'm in love with you So what am I to do? I'm playing with fire

Have you seen the well to do? Up and down Park Avenue? On that famous thoroughfare, With their noses in the air? High hats and arrowed collars, Wide spats and fifteen dollars. Spending every dime, For a wonderful time.

I've got an awful lot of unpublished stuff lying around, but at my age, it's hard to go to auditions and rehearsals and all the rest. Besides, you get frightened. You can stand success, but you're afraid of failure.

Great big houses with great big rooms Were not fashioned for brides and grooms A little place is where we should be Great big troubles and great big cares Come from houses with marble stairs A little place for you and for me

I'd wish for a night in June A silv'ry moon real soon A moon that makes you want to spoon And softly croon love's tune Then a tree that I could trust A bench that holds just two Then I'd wish for Cupid's loving dish And then I'd wish for you

Awfully glad to be home My heart suddenly mends again Among my neighbors and friends again As I start tying loose ends again

When I'm alone with only dreams of you that won't come true what'll I do?

There is an element of truth in every idea that lasts long enough to be called corny.

When I'm worried and I can't sleep I count my blessings instead of sheep.

I start out every morning just as free as the breeze My cares upon the shelf Because I find myself with No strings and no connections No ties to my affections I'm fancy free and free for anything fancy

To have, to hold, to love and caress Is all we can ask from above For the road that leads to happiness Is the road that leads to love

You're not sick, you're just in love.

Living on a larger scale would soon entail a lot of care and strife We could be so happy with the little things in life A little rain, a little sun, a little work, a little fun A little time for loving when the day is done

Never hate a song that's sold a half million copies.

He keeps me dancing morning, noon and night Dancing fills 'im with delight I am black and blue from the dance I do But outside of that ev'ry little thing's all right

For the longest while I'd forget to smile, Then I met you.