Darling I recieved your last long letter   And in close I found the petal from the rose   Then I picked and placed it in your head dear   Where we strolled beneath the moonbeams long ago      You say that you can understand today dear   Why in tears I told you when you went away   Now you're leaving and I'll be so lonely   Like a faded petal from a beautiful bouquet   [ guitar ]   You tell me that tonight you're broken hearted   Your happiness in life sweetheart you say it's through   And that you regret the day you left me   And broke my heart to change an old love for the new      With aching heart and tears I write this letter   Old mem'ries I could never never cast away   I'll forget you and you'll find me waiting   Like a faded petal from a beautiful bouquet