I'm longing for you, little darling, For you promised that we'd never part. I've tried all in vain to forget you, Though forever you'll be in my heart. I'd forget ev'ry tear I have shed, dear, For you, ev'ry day that's gone by. I'd forgive ev'ry heartache you caused me, And each time that you made me cry.
As shadows of night steal around me, And the pale moon in heaven turns blue, With tears in my eyes I am longing For the days when our romance was new. They say you will soon wed another, But, darling, I'll wait till the end, And hope that someday you'll return, dear, And start life all over again.
The plans that we made have been broken. A garden, a cottage for two, Golden curls in a cradle of rosewood, Are dreams that will never come true. Although you have gone and I'm weary, And life is a failure, it seems, Though, sweetheart, there's one consolation: You'll be mine though it's only in dreams.