Bette Midler

Released: July 27, 1995

Songwriter: Maria McKee

Producer: Arif Mardin

I see so many golden women;
When they walk their feet don't touch the ground
How I want, how I want to deserve you
But me, I'm always out of rhythm
My needs too demanding, too proud
How I want, how I want to deserve you

I didn't want you to see me like this
The light of the dawn can be cruel
How I want, how I want to deserve you
And if I could be granted a wish
I'd shine in your eye like a jewel
How I want to deserve you

I would die for you
Could you ever love me that much?
How I want, how I want to deserve you
Yes, you tell me this
And I want to believe that it's true
Aah, how I want, how I want to deserve you

I didn't want you to see me like this
I'm weak and I fight like a fool
How I want, how I want to deserve you
And if I could be granted a wish
I'd shine in your eye like a jewel
How I want to deserve you

If I could be your angel
I'd trade in my arms for some wings
To keep you close to me
And if I could trade my voice
For the silence I know that you need
Aaaah, how I want, how I want to deserve you

I didn't want you to see me like this
So frightened of losing so soon
How I want, how I want to deserve you
And if I've caught our love in a grip
Just tell me and I'll shake it loose
How I want to deserve you

Oh, na na na na na
Oh, ohhhhh
How I want to deserve you
Na na na na na na na
Whoa, ohhhhh
How I want to deserve you
Oh, I want to deserve you
Na na na na na na . .

Bette Midler is a Grammy-winning singer, songwriter, comedienne and actress. Named in honor of Bette Davis, Midler’s career began performing off-broadway until she developed the stage persona The Divine Miss M while singing at the world-famous Continental Baths gay bathhouse. A pre-fame Barry Manilow, the venue’s in-house piano player, produced her Grammy-nominated debut album which scored three US top 40 singles including the Grammy-nominated “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy”. Midler took home the Best New Artist Grammy that year, her first of three career wins.

Throughout the 1970s, Midler found further success with music, Broadway, television and film. The Rose, Midler’s 1979 acting debut, earned her both Oscar and Academy Award nominations, and its namesake song won her a Golden Globe and another Grammy – also giving Midler her first success overseas.

The early 1980s proved less successful for Midler with four under-performing singles and a box office flop with the film Jinxed. However, the second half of the decade would prove far more fruitful with a handful of very successful films including Down and Out in Beverly Hills, Ruthless People, Outrageous Fortune and Beaches, the latter featuring a chart-topping cover of “Wind Beneath My Wings” that won Midler her third Grammy and is considered one of the greatest songs in American film history.

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From the albums

Experience the Divine: Greatest Hits (1993)
Bette of Roses (1995)
Power Of Emotion (1998)

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