Matt Monro

Songwriter: Michel Legrand Smokey Robinson

Producer: John Burgess

I've played the game of love before
Too young to know
How hard the fall could be
I never thought I'd try again
Somehow you brought
The gambler out in me

You can deal me in this time around
Even though the odds are high
We'll play them down
You may be a chance I need to take
And the hand I'm holdin' says it's no mistake

Happy is the way I'm feelin'
And I know it comes from being with you
All at once my life is changin'
And I know it's cause I'm fallin' in love
With you
Fallin' in love with you
Fallin' in love
Fallin' in love with you

If this is luck then let it ride
If it's the stars
They're surely on my side
I've never been so satisfied
By love before
For all the times I've tried

These beginnings could mean more
Than the brief affair I bargained for
Little did I know when we began
That my time had come to win a hand

Happy is the way I'm feelin'
And I know it comes from being with you
All at once my life is changin'
And I know it's cause I'm fallin' in love
With you
Fallin' in love with you
Fallin' in love
Fallin' in love with you

Please forgive me if I seem
To be walking through a waking dream
Laughter never came so easily
There's a freedom here that's new to me

Happy is the way I'm feelin'
And I know it comes from being with you
All at once my life is changin'
And I know it's cause I'm fallin' in love
With you
Fallin' in love with you
Fallin' in love
Fallin' in love with you

Terence Edward Parsons, better known as Matt Monro, (1 December 1930 – 7 February 1985) was an English singer who became one of the most popular entertainers on the international music scene throughout the 1950s and 1970s.

Some of his major hits include “Portrait of My Love”, “My Kind of Girl”, “Softly As I Leave You” and “Walk Away”. Many of his songs were produced by George Martin, who also worked extensively with The Beatles.

Monro’s popularity was bolstered in 1963 when he provided the title song for the James Bond film From Russia with Love, with his song of the same name. His songs “Born Free” and “On Days Like These” were also recorded for the screen, featuring in Born Free and The Italian Job respectively.

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The Long and Winding Road

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The Long and Winding Road (1975)

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