Song No 36 "On The Street Where You Live"

Words by Alan Jay Lerner

Music by Frederick Loewe

My Fair Lady's biggest show-stopper and only out-and-out love song began life as a non-starter. When out-of-town audiences greeted it in silence, composer
Fritz Loewe demanded it be dropped. Lyricist Alan Jay Lerner disagreed.
After the long middle section was replaced with an explanatory verse,
"On The Street Where You Live" brought the house down every night.
Balladeer Vic Damone's recording was a million-seller, followed close behind
by Jonah Jones's jumping version.

Lyrics

I have often walked down this street before,
But the pavement always stayed beneath my feet before,
All at once am I...sev'ral stories high
Knowing I'm on the street where you live.

Are there lilac trees in the heart of town?
Can you hear a lark in any other part of town?
Does enchantment pour out of every door?
No, it's just on the street where you live.

And oh, the towering feeling
Just to know somehow you are near,
The overpowering feeling
That any second you may suddenly appear.

People stop and stare, they don't bother me
For there's nowhere else on earth that I would rather be.
Let the time go by, I won't care if I
Can be here on the street  where you live.

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