"(I Don't Stand) A Ghost of a Chance with You" — Young, Washington, and Crosby's impossible love.
I need your love so badly
I love you oh so madly
But i don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
I thought at last i found you
But other loves surround you
And i don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
If you'd surrender
Just for a tender
Kiss or two
You might discover
That i'm the lover
Meant for you
And i'd be true
But what's the good of scheming
I'm dreaming
For i don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
Cuz i don't stand
A ghost of a chance
With you
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- Written by Victor Young, Ned Washington, and Bing Crosby in 1932. The song that catalogues everything working against a romantic success, then admits it anyway. Sinatra's multiple recordings each found a different shade of resignation.