[ti:Why Was I Born?] [ar:Ella Fitzgerald] [al:Jerome Kern Songbook] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Why Was I Born? - Ella Fitzgerald/Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra [00:00.81]Spending these lonesome evenings [00:03.72]With nothing to do [00:05.92]But to live in dreams that I make up [00:11.49]All by myself [00:18.15]Dreaming that you're beside me [00:21.44]I picture the prettiest stories [00:25.18]Only to wake up [00:30.17]All by myself [00:36.33]What is the good of me by myself [00:49.04]Why was I born [00:56.71]Why am I living [01:03.48]What do I get [01:10.32]What am I giving [01:15.93]Why do I want a thing [01:20.19]I daren't hope for [01:27.32]What can I hope for [01:34.89]I wish I knew [01:45.25]Why do I try [01:52.65]To draw you near me [01:59.41]Why do I do I cry [02:06.58]You never hear me [02:13.22]I'm a poor fool [02:15.84]But what can I do [02:29.29]Why was I born [02:33.42]To love you [03:04.01]I'm a poor fool [03:06.81]But what can I do [03:17.51]Why was I born [03:22.53]To love you