96. I Didn’t Know What Time It Was (1939)

Lyrics by Lorenz Hart
Music by Richard Rodgers

Once I was young
Yesterday perhaps
Danced with Jim and Paul
And kissed some other chaps
Once I was young
But never was naïve.
I thought I had a trick or two
Up my imaginary sleeve
And now I know I was naïve

I didn’t know what time it was
Then I met you
Oh, what a lovely time it was
How sublime it was too
I didn’t know what day it was
You held my hand
Warm like the month of May it was
And I’ll say it was grand

Grand to be alive to be young
To be mad to be yours alone
Grand to see your face feel your touch
Hear your voice say I’m all your own

I didn’t know what year it was
Live was no prize
I wanted love and here it was
Shining out of your eyes
I’m wise
And I know what time it is now

(bridge)

I didn’t know what time it was
Then I met you
Oh, what a lovely time it was
And sublime it was too
I didn’t know what day it was
You held my hand
Warm like the month of May it was
And I’ll say it was grand

Grand to be alive to be young
To be mad to be yours alone
Grand to see your face feel your touch
Hear your voice say I’m all your own

I didn’t know what year it was
Live was no prize
I wanted love and here it was
Shining out of your eyes
I’m wise
And I know what time it is now

From the show Too Many Girls with Marcy Westcott and Richard Kollmar