I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)

"I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)" is a song featured in Frank Sinatra's 1955 album In the Wee Small Hours.

History
Though Hoagy Carmichael wrote the initial music for "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)," the lyrics of the song originated from a poem written by Jane Brown Thompson who died only one night after the song's initial radio release by Dick Powell.

Releases

 * Studio recordings
 * In the Wee Small Hours (1955)
 * Reissues
 * Concepts (1992)
 * The Capitol Years (1998)
 * Classic Sinatra II (2009)

Lyrics
I get along without you very well, Of course I do, Except when soft rains fall And drip from leaves, then I recall The thrill of being sheltered in your arms. Of course, I do, But I get along without you very well.

I've forgotten you just like I should, Of course I have, Except to hear your name, Or someone's laugh that is the same, But I've forgotten you just like I should.

What a guy, what a fool am I, To think my breaking heart could kid the moon. What's in store? Should I phone once more? No, it's best that I stick to my tune.

I get along without you very well, Of course I do, Except perhaps in Spring, But I should never think of Spring, For that would surely break my heart in two.