To Deserve You, lyric by Bette Midler

from the songs album Bette Of Roses

I see so many golden women;
When they walk their feet don't touch the ground.
How i want, how i want to deserve you.
But me, i'm always out of rhythm.
My needs too demanding, too proud.
How i want, how i want to deserve you.

I didn't want you to see me like this.
The light of the dawn can be cruel.
How i want, how i want to deserve you.
And if i could be granted a wish,
I'd shine in your eye like a jewel.
How i want to deserve you.

I would die for you.
Could you ever love me that much?
How i want, how i want to deserve you.
Yes, you tell me this,
And i want to believe that it's true.
Aah, how i want, how i want to deserve you.

I didn't want you to see me like this.
I'm weak and i fight like a fool.
How i want, how i want to deserve you.
And if i could be granted a wish,
I'd shine in your eye like a jewel.
How i want to deserve you.

If i could be your angel
I'd trade in my arms for some wings
To keep you close to me.
And if i could trade my voice
For the silence i know that you need.
Aaaah, how i want, how i want to deserve you.

I didn't want you to see me like this.
So frightened of losing so soon.
How i want, how i want to deserve you.
And if i've caught our love in a grip,
Just tell me and i'll shake it loose.
How i want to deserve you.

Oh, na na na na na.
Oh, ohhhhh.
How i want to deserve you.
Na na na na na na na.
Whoa, ohhhhh.
How i want to deserve you.
Oh, i want to deserve you.
Na na na na na na . . .