Intro :
So you've come back to me at l ast
Since t ime once more has set you f ree
And asked again this heart of m ine
As early hopes were bound in m e
Come closer let me see your f ace
C hestnut locks as strong as s now
Yet it is the same dear f ace
I l oved so fondly long ago
The same face on one Summer's n ight
Bent o ver low and kissed my b row
I loved you oh so dearly t hen
That's all passed over n ow
Oh no I cannot take your h and
God n ever gives us back our y outh
The love and youth we trusted i n
Is y ours my dear in perfect t ruth
And yet I think I love you s till
As friend loves friend I love you d ear
God take you down life's darkened p ath
To w here the skies are bright and c lear
God take you down life's darkened p ath
To w here the skies are bright and c lear