(Words by Billy Rose and Eddie Heyman / Music by Johnny Green]) I wanna be loved with inspiration I wanna be loved starting tonight Instead of merely holding conversation Hold me tight I wanna be kissed until I tingle I wanna be kissed starting tonight Embrace until our heartbeats intermingle Wrong or right I feel like acting my age I'm past the stage of merely turtle-doving (Be careful, be careful what you do) I'm in no mood to resist And I insist the world owes me a loving I wanna be thrilled to desperation I wanna be thrilled starting tonight (Love me, love me, love me) With every kind of wonderful sensation I wanna be loved I feel like acting my age I'm past the stage of merely turtle-doving I'm in no mood to resist And I insist the world owes me a loving I wanna be thrilled to desperation I wanna be thrilled starting tonight With every kind of wonderful sensation I wanna be loved