About The Song
“Since I Don’t Have You” is a song crafted by Jackie Taylor, James Beaumont, Janet Vogel, Joseph Rock, Joe Verscharen, Lennie Martin, and Wally Lester. Originally a 1958 hit single for the doo-wop group the Skyliners, it made its mark on the Billboard Hot 100. The song later found success in 1991 when country music singer Ronnie Milsap recorded a version. In 1994, the American hard rock band Guns N’ Roses achieved further success with their rendition, reaching the top 10 on the UK Singles Chart.
The Skyliners’ version, extracted from their self-titled album and released in late 1958, ascended to number 12 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and claimed the seventh position on the Cash Box Top 100. Additionally, it secured a place in the top five on the 1959 R&B chart.
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Lyrics
I don’t have plans and schemes,
And I don’t have hopes and dreams,
I-I-I don’t have anything
Since I don’t have you.I don’t have fond desires,
And I don’t have happy hours,
I-I-I don’t have anything
Since I don’t have you.I don’t have happiness, and I guess
I never will again.
When you walked out on me,
In walked old misery,
And he’s been here since then.I don’t have love to share,
And I don’t have one who cares.
I-I-I don’t have anything
Since–I don’t–have–
You, you, you, you
You, you, you, you
You, you, you, you
(Yo-o-o-o-o-o-o-ou)