Why was I born, why am I livin'? 
What do I get, what am I givin'? 
Why do I want a thing I daren't hope for? 
What can I hope for? I wish I knew

Why do I try to draw you near me? 
Why do I do I cry? you never hear me
I'm a poor fool, but what can I do? 
Why was I born to love you? 



I'm a poor fool, but what can I do? 
Why was I born to love you? 

Some other versions may include an intro:
Spending these lonesome evenings with nothing to do
But to live in dreams that I make up all by myself
Dreaming that you're beside me, I picture the prettiest stories
Only to wake up all by myself what is the good of me by myself?