Michael Bolton wrote “How Am I Supposed To Love You” in 1983. He was inspired by the soul music love songs of the 1960’s.
Laura Branigan immediately recorded it and it was a successful hit for her. In 1988 Michael Bolton recorded it himself and it was the first number one hit in the 1990’s on the Adult Contemporary charts. It also won him a grammy award.
Lyrics
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 about the plans you’re makin’
Then tell me one thing more before I go
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 about the plans you’re makin’
Then tell me one thing more before I go
Tell me how am 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
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 breakdown
It’s just a dream of mine is coming to an end
And how can I blame you
When I 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
Didn’t come here to breakdown
It’s just a dream of mine is coming to an end
And how can I blame you
When I 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
Songwriters: Douglas Thomas James / Michael Bolton
How Am I Supposed to Live Without You lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC