| Composer | Arthur Schwartz |
| Lyricist | Howard Dietz |
| Year Written | 1937 |
About This Song
“By Myself” was written by Arthur Schwartz and Howard Dietz for the 1937 musical Between the Devil, where it was introduced by Jack Buchanan. Another great Schwartz-Dietz song from Between the Devil was “I See Your Face Before Me.” This song was used in the 1953 Fred Astaire film, The Band Wagon.
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I’ll go my way by myself
This is the end of romance
I’ll go my way by myself
Love is only a dance
I’ll try to apply myself
And teach my heart how to sing
I’ll go my way by myself
Like a bird on the wing
I’ll face the unknown
I’ll build a world of my own
No one knows better than I, myself
I’m by myself, alone
Mm, I’m feeling lonely
Think of you only
Upset, my heart gets
When I see you’re not around
Please don’t confuse me or try to lose me
You know you sweep me off of the ground
Recordings
1958
Tony Bennett recorded “By Myself” on December 3, 1958. Ralph Burns wrote the arrangement.
CO 61705
Release History
| 1959 | Columbia LP 12″ (Mono): CL 1301 — Hometown, My Town |
| 2011 | Columbia: The Complete Collection — Disc 15 — Hometown, My Town |