"(It Will Have To Do) Until The Real Thing Comes Along" is a song first published in 1936, with lyrics by Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, and Alberta Nichols, and music by Nichols and Holiner. It has been recorded by many artists, such as Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Ella Fitzgerald, and Frank Sinatra. The song was featured in the 2023 film The Color Purple, a musical adaptation of the 1982 novel by Alice Walker and the 1985 film by Steven Spielberg.
Lyrics[]
I'd wait for you, I'd slave for you
I'd be a beggar or a knave for you
If that isn't love, it will have to do
Until the real thing comes along
I'd gladly move the earth for you
To prove my love, dear
And it's worth for you
If that isn't love, it will have to do
Until the real thing comes along
With all the words, dear, at my command
I just can't make you understand
I'll always love you darling
Come what may, my heart is yours
What more can I say?
I'd lie for you, I'd sigh for you
I'd tear the stars down from the sky for you
If that isn't love, it will have to do
Until the real thing comes along
With all the words, dear, at my command
I just can't make you understand
I'll always love you baby
Come what may
My heart is yours
What more can I say?
I'd lie for you, I'd cry for you
I'd lay my body down and die tor you
If that isn't love, it will have to do
Until the real thing comes along
