The Lonely Years Belong To Me

Key of G

Chorus

I walked one evening in the moonlight
I walked one evening in the moonlight
Underneath that Summer sky
I heard a voice so soft and tender
A neighbor girl sat by my side

Chorus

I’ve loved you darlin’ for so long now
I’ve watched and waited all these years
They say tomorrow you’ll be married
How can I face these lonely years

Verse

So long ago I still remember
The words she said I can’t forget
I told her that I loved another
She bowed her head and slowly left

Chorus

They buried her down in the churchyard
At last her lonely heart is free
The one I loved soon met another
The lonely years belong to me

Verse

I walked again out in the moonlight
Underneath that Summer sky
I heard no voice so soft and tender
There was no one by my side