The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else
Steve Allen Lyrics


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When days are long and nights are lonely
And all my daydreams have gone astray
I think about the one and only
Who's bound to find me some golden day

The one I love is coming along some day
And I'll have none except the one I love
He/She may be near or ever so far away
But I'll have none except the one I love

And though our meeting is left to chance
Until our meeting
I still will have my dream romance




And through the night I pray to the moon above
To please be kind and find the one I love

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Steve Allen's song The One I love Belongs To Somebody Else speak of the longing and loneliness one feels when they are not with the person they love. The first stanza acknowledges the dreariness of life without the one you love, and how all your hopes and desires seem to have gone awry. It then goes on to say that there is only one person that can fill that void, and that they will come to you someday. This optimism is reinforced in the following stanza, where the singer reiterates that they will not settle for anyone else but the one they love, even though they may be far away.


The bridge of the song speaks about the uncertainty that comes with finding love. The meeting with the one you love is left to chance, and until that happens, the singer will continue to dream about their perfect romance. The final stanza has the singer calling out to the moon, asking for its help in finding the one they love. This is a poignant moment, as it emphasizes the desolation of the singer's current situation, and their hope that things will change.


Overall, the lyrics to The One I love Belongs To Somebody Else are a touching ode to love and the longing that comes with it. The song speaks to anyone who has ever been separated from their loved one, and the hope they hold that they will be reunited someday.


Line by Line Meaning

When days are long and nights are lonely
During those long, lonely days and nights


And all my daydreams have gone astray
When all my hopes and fantasies have faded away


I think about the one and only
I think about the one person who means everything to me


Who's bound to find me some golden day
The person who will surely come and bring me happiness


The one I love is coming along some day
The person I truly love will arrive one day


And I'll have none except the one I love
I won't settle for anyone else but the person I truly love


He/She may be near or ever so far away
The person I love may be close by or extremely far away


But I'll have none except the one I love
No one else will do except the one I truly love


And though our meeting is left to chance
Even though we may not have control over when we will meet


Until our meeting
Until we finally meet in person


I still will have my dream romance
I will continue to have my romantic fantasies and visions


And through the night I pray to the moon above
During the night, I pray to the moon to bring me the person I truly love


To please be kind and find the one I love
To kindly help me find the person I love




Lyrics © Royalty Network, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: Bronislaw Kaper, Gus Kahn, Walter Jurmann

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