And now the purple dusk of twilight time

"Stardust"

"Sometimes I wonder why I spend"

And now the purple dusk of twilight time
Steals across the meadows of my heart
High up in the sky the little clouds climb,
Always reminding me that we're apart.
You wandered 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 night 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:
Now my consolation is
In the stardust of a song.
Beside a garden wall
When stars are bright,
You are in my arms
The nightingale
Tells his fairy tale
Of paradise where roses grew.
Tho' I dream in vain
In my heart it will remain:
My stardust melody
The memory of love's refrain.

Hoagy Charmichael (m) - Mitchell Parish (w)

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