stardust

And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart.
High up in the sky the little stars climb
Always reminding me that we're apart.
You wander down the lane and far away
Leaving me a song that will not die.
Love is now the stardust of yesterday
The music of the years gone by.

Sometimes I wonder why I spend
The lonely nights dreaming of a song.
The melody haunts my reverie
And I am once again with you
When our love was new
And each kiss an inspiration.
But that was long ago, and now my consolation
Is in the stardust of a song.

Beside the garden wall, when stars are bright
You are in my arms.
The nightingale tells his fairy tale
Of paradise where roses grew.
Though I dream in vain
In my heart you will remain
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain.