One By One

"One by one the teardrops fall as I write to you One by one my words come falling on the page One by one my dreams are fading in the twilight One by one my schemes are failing fast away One by one the flowers fade here in my garden One by one the leaves are falling from the trees One by one my hopes are vanished in the clouds dear One by one like snowflakes melting in the breeze One by one my hair is turning gray One by one my dreams are fading fast away One by one I ready your letters over One by one I lay them all away One by one the days are slipping up behind you One by one the sweetest days of life go by One by one the moments stealing up behind you One by one she'll come and find not you or I One by one I hear the soft words that you whispered One by one I feel your kisses soft and sweet One by one I hope you'll say the words to marry One by one to one by one forever be "