I've got to be going now, though I'd rather stay   You know it is hard to leave, but I must be on my way   But before I leave you, friend, there's something that I have to say      You mean the world to me and I'll never stop loving you   'Cause what you have given me I can never repay   And if we meet again somehow, I will love you then as now   'Cause you mean the world to me      And when life is getting me down, as sometimes it will do,   My heart will come back to these mountains   and I'll remember you   I'll remember the love that we shared   and the ways that we grew      You mean the world to me and I'll never stop loving you   'Cause what you have given me I can never repay   And if we meet again somehow, I will love you then as now   'Cause you mean the world to me      Though I've got to go away, I won't leave you behind   Memories of times that we shared together   I'll carry in my mind   Some times were happy, some times were hard,   But I'm glad all those memories are mine      You mean the world to me and I'll never stop loving you   'Cause what you have given me I can never repay   And if we meet again somehow, I will love you then as now   'Cause you mean the world to me