I could hardly believe it When I heard the news today I had to come and get it straight from you They said you were leavin' Someone's swept your heart away From the look upon your face, I see it's true So tell me all about it, tell me 'bout the Plans you're makin' Then tell me one thing more before I go Tell me how am I supposed to live without you Now that I've been lovin' you so long How am I supposed to live without you How am I supposed to carry on When all that I've been livin' for is gone I didn't come here for cryin' Didn't come here to break down It's just a dream of mine is coming to an end And how can I blame you When I'd build my world around The hope that one day we'd be so much More than friends And I don't wanna know the price I'm Gonna pay for dreaming When even now it's more than I can take Tell me how am I supposed to live without you Now that I've been lovin' you so long How am I supposed to live without you How am I supposed to carry on When all that I've been livin' for is gone And I don't wanna know the price I'm Gonna pay for dreaming Now that your dream has come true Tell me how am I supposed to live without you Now that I've been lovin' you so long How am I supposed to live without you How am I supposed to carry on When all that I've been livin' for is gone
I could hardly believe it When I heard the news today I had to come and get it straight from you They said you were leavin' Someone's swept your heart away From the look upon your face, I see it's true So tell me all about it, tell me 'bout the Plans you're makin' Then tell me one thing more before I go Tell me how am I supposed to live without you Now that I've been lovin' you so long How am I supposed to live without you How am I supposed to carry on When all that I've been livin' for is gone I didn't come here for cryin' Didn't come here to break down It's just a dream of mine is coming to an end And how can I blame you When I'd build my world around The hope that one day we'd be so much More than friends And I don't wanna know the price I'm Gonna pay for dreaming When even now it's more than I can take Tell me how am I supposed to live without you Now that I've been lovin' you so long How am I supposed to live without you How am I supposed to carry on When all that I've been livin' for is gone And I don't wanna know the price I'm Gonna pay for dreaming Now that your dream has come true Tell me how am I supposed to live without you Now that I've been lovin' you so long How am I supposed to live without you How am I supposed to carry on When all that I've been livin' for is gone
A canção “How Am I Supposed to Live Without You” foi escrita em 1982 pelos compositores Doug James e Michael Bolton.
Em 1983, a primeira gravação, feita por Laura Branigan, alcançou o primeiro lugar nas listas de Adult Contemporary dos EUA e do Canadá.
A decisão de Arista de mudar a letra do refrão foi negada por Bolton, o que fez o selo recuar e abriu caminho para a versão de Branigan.
A versão de Michael Bolton, lançada em 1990, chegou ao topo da Billboard Hot 100 nos Estados Unidos e se tornou um sucesso global.
O sucesso de Branigan marcou o primeiro grande hit tanto para ela quanto para os autores Doug James e Michael Bolton.
A trajetória da música mostra como uma rejeição inicial pode levar a uma gravação que domina as paradas em diferentes países.
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