Darlin' I received your last long letter
And enclosed I found a petal, from the rose
That I picked and placed within your hair dear
When 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 leavin' and I'll be so lonely
Like a faded petal from a beautiful bouquet
You tell me that tonight you're broken hearted
Your happiness in life sweetheart, you say is 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 in tears I write this letter
Old mem'ries I could never, never cast away
I forgive you and you'll find me waitin'
Like a faded petal from a beautiful bouquet