One by one my teardrops
fall as I write you
One by one my dreams
are fading fast away
One by one my hopes keep
darkening in the twilight
One by one,
my words come falling on the page
One by one, my hairs are turning gray
One by one,
my dreams are fading fast away
One by one, I read your letters, oh
One by one, I lay them all away
One by one,
my flowers are fading in the sunlight
One by one, the leaves keep
falling from my trees.
One by one, these wrinkles still
across my browed ear.
One by one, my snowflakes
tumble in the breeze.
One by one, my years of youth
are passing by me.
One by one the sweetest
days of life go by
One by one the hours slipping
off behind you
One by one she'll find not you or I
One by one my hair is turning gray
One by one,
my dreams are fading fast away
One by one, I read your letters, oh
One by one, I lay them all away
One by one I hear your sweet
voice whisper
One by one I feel your kisses on my cheek
One by one
I hope you'll say the words to Mary
One by one, one by one, we'll forever be
One by one, my hair is turning gray
One by one,
my dreams are fading fast away
One by one, I read your letters,
one by one, I lay them all away.
Thank you. Thank you. Thank