The Boy Next Door

"The Boy Next Door" is a song featured in the 1944 film Meet Me in St. Louis sung by Judy Garland as Esther Smith.

Lyrics[]

The moment I saw him smile
I knew he was just my style
My only regret
Is we've never met
Though I dream of him all the while

But he doesn't know I exist
No matter how I may persist
So it's clear to see
There's no hope for me

Though I live at fifty-one
Thirty-five Kensington Avenue
And he lives at fifty-one thirty-three

How can I ignore
The boy next door
I love him more than I can say

Doesn't try to please me
Doesn't even tease me
And he never sees me glance his way

And though I'm heart-sore
The boy next door
Affection for me won't display

I just adore him
So I can't ignore him
The boy next door

v - e - d

Media
Meet Me in St. Louis (soundtrack/video)

Characters
Esther Smith • Tootie Smith • Anna Smith • Alonzo Smith • Alonzo "Lon" Smith Jr. • Rose Smith • John Truitt • Agnes Smith • Lucille Ballard • Warren Sheffield • Colonel Darly • Johnny Tevis

Songs
Meet Me in St. Louis, Louis • The Boy Next Door • Skip To My Lou • Under the Bamboo Tree • Over the Banister • The Trolley Song • You and I • Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas

See also
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer