Title: Why Was I Born
Artist: Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
Genre: Pop
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w: Why was I|born?|_ Why am I|liv- ing?|_ What do I|get?|
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w: _ What am I|giv- ing?|Why do I want a|thing I dare- n't|hope for?|_ What can I|
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w: hope for?|_ I wish I|knew.|_|Why do I|
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w: try|_ to draw you|near me?|_ Why do I|cry?|_ You nev- er|
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w: hear me.|I'm a poor fool, but|what can I|do?|_|* Why was I|
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w: born to love|you?|_ _|