"(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 had 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 know I must be dreaming
'cause I don't stand a ghost of a chance with you
What's the good of scheming? I know I must be dreaming
'cause 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.