I Can't Get Started
Uncharted Love: Billie Holiday's Odyssey in Pursuit
Lyrics
I've been around the world in a plane
I've traveled extensively by plane.
Settled revolutions in Spain
I've been involved in political upheavals in Spain.
The North Pole I have charted
I've explored the North Pole and mapped it.
But can't get started with you
Despite all this, I can't initiate a relationship with you.
And at the golf course I'm under par
In golf, I perform exceptionally well.
Metro-Goldwyn wants me to star
Metro-Goldwyn, a film studio, wants me to be a star.
I've got a house and a show place
I have a luxurious house and a showplace.
But can't get no place with you
Despite my success, I can't make progress in my relationship with you.
You're so supreme
You are exceptional and supreme.
The lyrics I write of you
I constantly write lyrics about you.
Dream, dream, day and night of you
I dream about you day and night.
Scheme just for the sight of you
I scheme just for a glimpse of you.
Baby but what good does it do?
Despite my efforts, it seems futile.
I've been consulted by Franklin D.
I've been consulted by Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Robert Taylor has had me to tea
Actor Robert Taylor has invited me for tea.
But now I'm broken-hearted
Despite my success, I'm heartbroken.
Can't get started with you
I can't initiate a relationship with you.
When first we met, how you elated me
When we first met, you brought me immense joy.
Pet, you devastated me
Later, you devastated me like a pet.
Yet, now you've deflated me
Now, you've deflated my spirits.
'Till, you're my Waterloo
You are now my source of distress.
When J.P. Morgan bows I just nod
Even when J.P. Morgan acknowledges me, it means little.
Green Pastures wanted me to play God
I was wanted to play God in "Green Pastures."
The Siamese Twins I've parted
I've separated the Siamese Twins metaphorically.
Can't get started with you
Despite all this, I can't make progress in my relationship with you.
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