What good is the scheming, the planning, the dreaming   That comes with each new love affair   The love that you cherish so often may perish   And leave you with castles in air      When you're alone   Who cares for starlit skies   When you're alone   The magic moonlight dies   At break of dawn   There is no sunrise   When your lover has gone      What lonely hours   The evening shadows bring   What lonely hours   With memories lingering   Like faded flowers   Life can't mean anything   When your lover has gone      Like faded flowers   Life can't mean anything   When your lover has gone