1934 – Oscar Levant / Edward Heyman
Verse:
You were my adored one,
Then you became the bored one,
And I was like a toy that brought you joy one day,
A broken toy that you preferred to throw away.
If I expected love when first we kissed,
Blame it on my youth;
If only just for you I did exist,
Blame it on my youth.
I believed in ev’rything,
Like a child of three;
You meant more than anything,
All the world to me.
If you were on my mind all night and day,
Blame it on my youth;
If I forgot to eat and sleep and pray,
Blame it on my youth.
If I cried a little bit when first I learned the truth,
Don’t blame it on my heart,
Blame it on my youth.