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Not For Me
Words and Music by Ken Kaufman
Appears on A Collection Of Great Standards

I thought that love was for everyone, but not for me
I thought that paradise was a place I'd, never see
The more that I listen to Porter and Gershwin
The more it seemed to me
That love was absurdity
Some strange obscurity, not reality

Then, I figured out that love and romance were, not my style
Why own the car when you could just lease it, for awhile
Then you came along and ignited a fire that I thought would never burn
When you touched the heart of me
I won the lottery
I guess it was my turn

Now I'm convinced that Cole and Ira
Were writing about you and me

It's very clear, to me, both night and day
You are the one who made it very clear that
Love could be hear to stay, to stay

Now I'm convinced that Cole and Ira
Were writing about you and me

It's very clear, to me, both night and day
You are the one who made it very clear that
Love could be hear to stay

Now I think that love is for everyone, but espec'lly me
I found my paradise inside your arms
Still I hope that when we're embracing
That you find paradise, too
'Cause it would be very nice being in paradise
Forever there with you
Oh, it would be very nice, being in paradise
Forever there
Forever there
With you

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