WHY DID I CHOOSE YOU?
From the Broadway Musical "The Yearling" (1965)
(Music: Michael Leonard / Lyrics: Herbert Martin)

David Wayne & Dolores Wilson (Broadway Production) - 1965
Barbra Streisand - 1965
Marvin Gaye - 1985



Why did I choose you
What did I see in you
I saw the heart you hide so well
I saw a quiet man who had a gentle way
A way that caught me in its glowing spell

Why did I want you
What could you offer me
A love to last a life-time through
And when I lost my heart so many years ago
I lost it lovingly and willingly to you

If I had to choose again, I would still choose you

(Instrumental Break)

A love to last a life-time through
And when I lost my heart so many years ago
I lost it lovingly and willingly to you

If I had to choose again, I would still choose you


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - July 2009)