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 grey   One by one my dreams are fading fast away   One by one I read 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