Music by: Oscar Levant
Lyrics by: Edward Heyman
Arranged By: Nelson Riddle
From the Album: In His Most Intimate Mikeside Manner
Label: Capitol Records
Recorded: April 4, 1956
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You were my adored one,
Then you became the bored one,
And I was like a toy that
brought you joy one day,
A broken toy that you preferred
to throw away.
If I expected love when first we
kissed,
Blame it on my youth.
If only just for you I did
exist,
Blame it on my youth.
I believed in everything,
Like a child of three.
You meant more than anything,
All the world to me.
If you were on my mind both
night and day,
Blame it on my youth.
If I forgot to eat and sleep and
pray,
Blame it on my youth.
And if I cried a little bit when
first I learned the truth,
Don't blame it on my heart,
Blame it on my youth.