One dream in my heart,
One love to be livin' for,
One love to be livin' for
This nearly was mine.

One girl for my dreams,
One partner in paradise,
This promise of paradise
This nearly was mine.

Close to my heart she came
Only to fly away,
Only to fly, as day
Flies from moonlight

Now, now I'm alone,
Still dreamin' of paradise,
Still sayin' that paradise
Once nearly was mine.
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So clear and deep are my fancies
Of things I wish were true
I’ll keep rememberin' evenings
I wish I’d spent with you.

I'll keep rememberin' kisses
From lips I've never owned,
And all that lovely adventures
That we have never known.

Now, now I'm alone,
Still a-dreamin' of paradise,
Still sayin' that paradise
Once nearly was mine