I HATE TO LOSE YOU
(Gottler / Clarke)

as recorded by The Andrews Sisters
with Vic Schoen & his Orchestra
December 31st 1947


I hate to lose you,
I'm so used to you now,
Still I excuse you
For breaking your vow.

Just like the sunlight, I've found
I'm used to havin' you 'round.
You're all I've ever been thinkin' of,
Who am I gonna love,
Now that you've turned me down?

Just like the rose, dear,
That's used to the sun,
Its petals close, dear,
When Summer is done.

And I'm so used to your kisses, all the others seem strange,
Used to your lovin' and I don't wanna change.
I hate to lose you,
I'm so used to you now!

I hate to lose you,
I'm so used to you now,
Still I excuse you
For breaking your vow.

Just like the sunlight, I've found
I'm used to havin' you 'round.
You're all I've ever been thinkin' of,
Who am I gonna love,
Now that you've turned me down?

Just like the rose, dear,
That's used to the sun,
Its petals close, dear,
When the Summer is done,
When the Summer is done.

And I'm so used to your kisses, all the others seem strange,
Used to your lovin' and I don't want to change.
I hate to lose you,
I'm so used to you now!



(Transcribed by Peter Akers - December 2015)