VERSE 1
Lovers depend on moonlight
For a love affair.
Babies depend on mothers
For their tender care.
Flowers depend on sunshine
And the morning dew.
Each thing depends on something,
And I depend on you.
REFRAIN
I can be happy,
I can be sad,
I can be good or
I can be bad,
It all depends on you.
I can be lonely
Out in a crowd,
I can be humble,
I can be proud,
It all depends on you.
I can save money,
Or spend it,
Go right on living,
Or end it.
You're to blame, honey,
For what I do.
I know that
I can be beggar,
I can be king,
I can be almost any old thing,
It all depends on you.
VERSE 2
Isn't it sweet to know, dear,
You can help me on?
Wouldn't it hurt to know, dear,
All my hopes were gone?
Wouldn't it make you proud, dear,
If I made a name?
But if I failed to win, dear,
Would you want all the blame?
Lovers depend on moonlight
For a love affair.
Babies depend on mothers
For their tender care.
Flowers depend on sunshine
And the morning dew.
Each thing depends on something,
And I depend on you.
REFRAIN
I can be happy,
I can be sad,
I can be good or
I can be bad,
It all depends on you.
I can be lonely
Out in a crowd,
I can be humble,
I can be proud,
It all depends on you.
I can save money,
Or spend it,
Go right on living,
Or end it.
You're to blame, honey,
For what I do.
I know that
I can be beggar,
I can be king,
I can be almost any old thing,
It all depends on you.
VERSE 2
Isn't it sweet to know, dear,
You can help me on?
Wouldn't it hurt to know, dear,
All my hopes were gone?
Wouldn't it make you proud, dear,
If I made a name?
But if I failed to win, dear,
Would you want all the blame?