I Wish I Were In Love Again

I Wish I Were In Love Again
music by Richard Rodgers (left)
lyric by Lorenz Hart (right)

You don't know that I felt good when we up and parted.
You don't know I knocked on wood, gladly broken hearted.
Worrying is through, I sleep all night, appetite and health restored.
You don't know how much I'm bored...

The sleeplessness nights, the daily fights,
The quick toboggan when you reach the heights---
I miss the kisses and I miss the bites.
I wish I were in love again!

The broken dates, the endless waits,
The lovely loving and the hateful hates,
The conversations with the flying plates---
I wish I were in love again!

No more pain, no more strain,
Now I'm sane but...I would rather be gaga!

The pulled out fur of cat and cur,
The fine mis-mating of a him and her---
I've learned my lesson, but I wish I were in love again!

The furtive sigh, the blackened eye,
The words, "I'll love you till the day I die,"
The self-deception that believes the lie---
I wish I were in love again...

When love congeals it soon reveals the faint aroma of performing seals,
The double-crossing of a pair of heels.
I wish I were in love again!

No more care.
No despair.
I'm all there now, but I would rather be punch-drunk!

Believe me, sir, I much prefer the classic battle of a him and her.
I don't like quiet and I wish I were in love again!