I WANT MY SHARE OF LOVE
(Saul Chaplin (m) Sammy Cahn (l) )

as recorded by
Artie Shaw & his Orchestra
(vocal - Helen Forrest)
January 31st 1939


I want my share of love,
'Cause I'm aware of love.
It's all around me,
It's time that it found me,
I want my share of love!

I tell my heart, "Someday,
A love will come your way!".
Still it keeps tryin',
It knows that I'm lyin',
I want my share of love!

Why does the night help me invent
Dreams that are worthless and only for rent?
Rented or not,
They help a lot
When you're in love without love!

This is my prayer of love,
My soul is bare of love.
Too long I've waited,
I almost could hate it,
I want my share of love!




(Transcribed by Peter Akers - November 2016)