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A Boy Like That / I Have a Love Lyrics by Betty Wand, Marni Nixon

West Side Story (1961 Motion Picture Soundtrack)

1961

[ANITA]
A boy like that who'd kill your brother
Forget that boy and find another
One of your own kind
Stick to your own kind!
A boy like that will give you sorrow
You'll meet another boy tomorrow
One of your own kind
Stick to your own kind!
A boy who kills cannot love
A boy who kills has no heart
And he's the boy who gets your love
And gets your heart!
Very smart, Maria, very smart!
A boy like that wants one thing only
And when he's done he'll leave you lonely
He'll murder your love; he murdered mine
Just wait and see
Just wait, Maria
Just wait and see!
[MARIA]
Oh no, Anita, no
Anita, no
It isn't true, not for me
It's true for you, not for me
I hear your words
And in my head
I know they’re smart
But my heart, Anita
But my heart
Knows they’re wrong
You should know better
You were in love, or so you said
You should know better
I have a love, and it's all that I have
Right or wrong, what else can I do?
I love him, I'm his
And everything he is
I am, too
I have a love and it's all that I need
Right or wrong, and he needs me too
I love him, we're one
There's nothing to be done
Not a thing I can do
But hold him, hold him forever
Be with him now, tomorrow
And all of my life!
[MARIA & ANITA]
When love comes so strong
There is no right or wrong
Your love is your life
Credits
Betty Wand

Betty Wand

Marni Nixon

Marni Nixon

About “A Boy Like That / I Have a Love” by Betty Wand

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