Lay All Your Love on Me
Singers/The Showtime Orchestra and Singers Lyrics

I wasn't jealous before we met
Before I met you, I wasn't worried about other women. But now, any woman I see, I can only think about how she could be a threat to our relationship.

Now every woman I see is a potential threat
Unfortunately, my insecurities have a grip on me, and I can't help but think that every woman I encounter could steal you away from me.

And I'm possessive, it isn't nice
I hate to admit it, but I get possessive over you. Even though I know it's not nice, I just can't help myself.

You've heard me saying that smoking was my only vice
I used to think that my only bad habit was smoking - but now that I am in love with you, I see that my issues with jealousy and possessiveness are much more significant vices.

But now it isn't true
My previous statement that smoking was my only vice is no longer valid - I now have an entirely new set of worries and challenges.

Now everything is new
Since meeting you, my whole world has changed. Things that used to be valid are now different, and I am experiencing many new feelings and emotions.

And all I've learned has overturned
Everything I thought I knew about love, relationships, and myself has been turned upside down since falling in love with you.

I beg of you
Please hear me out and take my feelings and emotions seriously.

Don't go wasting your emotion
I don't want you to waste your love and energy on anyone else - I want it all for myself.

Lay all your love on me
I am asking you to give me your complete love, devotion, and affection without spreading it around to other potential mates or interests.

It was like shooting a sitting duck
When I first met you, you were an easy target to fall in love with. It was effortless for me to become enamored and stuck on you.

A little smalltalk, a smile and baby I was stuck
It wasn't much - just a bit of flirting, some conversation, and a smile from you, and I was already caught in your spell.

I still don't know what you've done with me
Even now, I still don't know how you managed to capture my heart so completely. Your hold on me is strong and undeniable.

A grown-up woman should never fall so easily
As a mature and sensible woman, you would think that I wouldn't fall so quickly and easily in love. But here we are, and I am completely smitten with you.

I feel a kind of fear
When I think about living my life without you, I feel a sense of fear and dread that something integral would be missing.

When I don't have you near
When you're not around, I feel like there's something essential that I am missing - like a part of myself is gone.

Unsatisfied, I skip my pride
At times, I feel unsatisfied with our relationship, but I still can't help but swallow my pride to make sure that you stay with me.

I beg you dear
I am imploring you to hear me out and take my feelings and emotions seriously.

I've had a few little love affairs
In the past, I have had some short romantic connections, but they didn't amount to much ultimately.

They didn't last very long and they've been pretty scarce
My previous romantic encounters were brief and few and far between.

I used to think I was sensible
Before falling in love with you, I prided myself on being sensible and levelheaded in my romantic endeavors.

It makes the truth even more incomprehensible
Now that I'm in love with you, it's hard to believe that I ever thought of myself as sensible or that I could have ever been happy without you.

What can I do
I feel compelled to pursue you and make our relationship work but am uncertain of what specific steps to take.