Something’s Gotta Give

Written for the 1955 musical Daddy Long Legs, this song specifically references the film’s plot about an older man (Fred Astaire) who falls for a younger woman (Leslie… Read More

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Something’s Gotta Give Lyrics

When an irresistible force
Such as you
Meets an old, immovable object
Like me
You can bet as sure as you live
Something's gotta give
Something’s gotta give
Something's gotta give

When an irrepressible smile
Such as yours
Warms an old implacable heart
Such as mine
Now, don't say no, because I insist
Somewhere, somehow, someone’s gonna be kissed

So en garde
Who knows what the fates have in store
From their vast, mystеrious sky?
I'll try hard
Ignoring those lips I adore
But how long can anyone try?

Fight, fight, fight, fight, fight
It with all of our might
Chancеs are some heavenly star-spangled night
We'll find out just as sure as we live
Something's gotta give
Something's gotta give
Something's gotta give

(Instrumental break)

But how long can anyone try?

Oh, fight, fight, fight, fight, fight
It with all of our might
Chances are some heavenly star-spangled night
We'll find out just as sure as we live
Oh, something's gotta give
Something’s gotta give
Something’s gotta give

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Written for the 1955 musical Daddy Long Legs, this song specifically references the film’s plot about an older man (Fred Astaire) who falls for a younger woman (Leslie Caron). It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Original Song, but lost to “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing”.