I've Got to Sing a Torch Song Lyrics

A clown can laugh when he's unhappy,
Sometimes I wish I were a clown!
I'd like to sing away my sorrow,
Every sorrow, every frown.
A lively jingle never cheers me,
I sing of love when no-one hears me.
I've gotta sing a torch song,
For that's the way I feel;
When I feel a thing
That I can sing,
It must be real.

I couldn't sing a gay song,
It wouldn't be sincere;
I could never croon
A happy tune
Without a tear.
I have my dreams, but one by one
They vanish in the sky.
I try to smile and face the sun,
But romance passes by.

I've gotta sing a torch song
To someone far apart,
For the torch I bear
Is burning there,
Right in my heart!
I have my dreams, but one by one
They vanish in the sky.
I try to smile and face the sun,
But romance passes by.

I've gotta sing a torch song
To someone far apart,
For the torch I bear
Is burning there,
Right in my heart!