You Let Me Down

Written for: Stars Over Broadway (1935)
Performer: Jane Froman
Lyric: Al Dubin
Music: Harry Warren
Year: 1935
Original publisher: Harms, Inc.

Female version:

Verse:

When the moon is all aglow,
Those who carry torches know
How a torch can burn,
How a heart can yearn.
All the pretty things you said
Turned my head,
I was young,
Now another torch song must be sung;

Chorus:

You told me that I was like an angel,
Told me I was fit to wear a crown;
So that you could get a thrill,
You put me on a pedestal
And then you let me down, let me down.
You told me that I'd be wearing diamonds,
I would have the smartest car in town;
Made me think that I'm the top,
And then you let the ladder drop;
You know you let me down, let me down.
I walked upon a rainbow,
I clung unto a star;
You had me up in heaven,
That's why I had to fall so far.
I was even looking for a cottage,
I was measured for a wedding gown;
That's how I got cynical,
You put me on a pinnacle,
And then you let me down, let me down,
How you let me down!

Chorus 2 (from movie):

You said when I smiled it made you happy,
Made you feel so blue to see me frown;
You put me above the throng,
You had me drifting all along.
You know you let me down, let me down.
You were blue when I was melancholy,
You would laugh at me when I would clown;
Made me think I'm part of you,
That I'm the very thought of you,
And then you let me down, let me down.
I walked upon a rainbow,
I clung unto a star;
You had me up in heaven,
That's why I had to fall so far!
I was even looking for a cottage,
I was measured for a wedding gown;
That's why I got cynical,
You put me on a pinnacle,
And then you let me down, let me down,
How you let me down!

Male version:

Verse:

When the moon is all aglow,
Those who carry torches know
How a torch can burn,
How a heart can yearn.
I believed each word you said
Just because I was young,
Now another torch song must be sung;

Chorus:

You said I was king of your affections,
Made me feel I'm fit to wear a crown;
So that you could get a thrill,
You put me on a pedestal
And then you let me down, let me down.
You said you could never love another,
I was quite the proudest boy in town;
Make me think that I'm the top
And then you let the ladder drop,
You know you let me down, let me down.
I walked upon a rainbow,
I clung unto a star;
You had me up in heaven,
That's why I had to fall so far.
I could see myself a happy bridegroom,
I could see you in a wedding gown;
That's how I got cynical,
You put me on a pinnacle,
And then you let me down, let me down,
How you let me down!