They Should Have Given You the Oscar      - Artist: James Darren as sung on "The Best Of James Darren"   -Rhino Records R2 71664   -did NOT chart on Billboard (so why does this transcriber recall it? We're talking   -REALLY obscure here!!)   -Words and Music by Gerry Goffin and Carole King      I'd like to contest the awards given out by the academy   'cause I know of a great performance that the judges didn't see      They should have given you the oscar   For the way you went and broke my heart   There's no name that you could mention   Who'd have done quite as much with a part      And just for the way you said you loved me   And the way you made each lie sound sincere   Oh, they should have given you the oscar   For the best performance of the year      If the critics could have seen   Your acting on the screen   I'm sure they would have cried as much as I   You knew your lines so well   How was I supposed to tell   That all along you loved another guy?      They should have given you the oscar   For the scene where you promised to be true   Every word was so convincing   Any audience would fall in love with you      And just for the way you said you loved me   And the way you made each lie sound sincere   Oh, they should have given you the oscar   For the best performance of the year      Yeah they should have given you the oscar   For the best performance of the year   FADE   Yeah they should have given you the oscar   For the best performance of the year      Transcribed by Robin Hood      These lyrics were transcribed from the specific recording mentioned above   and do not necessarily correspond with lyrics from other recordings, sheet   music, songbooks or lyrics printed on album jackets.