How long must I wait,
to see your dimples once more?
I much longer shall I wait,
to see you dance again,
again straight through that door,
and back into my arms?

I look outside and the world's turn to grey,
I see the laughing children outside
outside where they play,
but I can not hear them as clearly,
as I once did when you were here,
I see the swings, where we used to be,
so empty and alone,
as am I, without you my dear.

Aye, you're only gone for yet a little while,
and now it's just me and the dog,
our short little walks together,
have gone on the mile,
looking for you.
Aye, it's quite the change in our little town,
you are my sunshine, the teacher and my lover,
to this sad little clown.

I'm like a king on a hill,
looking all around,
and seeing everything at a standstill.
Just a sad little king, on a sad little hill,
my heart so alone and empty,
waiting for your smile and tender touch,
that only you, my sun, can fill.

The roses they grow,
the violets they spring,
and the bees and birds, they all fly on their little wings,
but here I am, without you now,
but only for a little while,
only a few more days yet,
until you return to me,
to my arms,
and together we'll ride,
forever into, the blessed sunset.

Under the moon we'll gaze,
at the twinkling stars,
and below us we'll see
all the speeding cars,
and laugh
as the busy people hurry about their lives,
worried about their money,
while we still enjoy our own little jives.

How long, my dear, my love,
must I wait for you to return?
Don't you know, that it's you
as it always has been,
that my heart does yearn?

My love...