All Or Nothing At All

All, or nothing at all,
Half a love, never appealed to me.
If your heart never could yield to me ,
Then I rather have nothing at all.

All, or nothing at all,
If it's love, there is no in between,
why begin then cry for
something that might have been.
No, I'd rather have nothing at all

Please don't bring your lips
close to my cheek.
Don't smile or I'll be lost,
Beyond recall.

The kiss in your eyes,
the touch of your hand makes me weak,
and my heart may grow dizzy and fall
And if I fell under the spell of your call,
I would be caught in the undertow.
So you see I've got to say no.
All or nothing at all
All or nothing at all

- Jack Lawrence & Arthur Altman
(1930)