A popular song from 1912
Words by Jack Drislane
Music by Chris Smith
The sheet music:
Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:
Lyrics
1. You say ’tis the end of love’s story
You say it’s our last “goodbye”
Love dies in the youth of it’s glory
To bear it all now I must try
Our dream of love is now shattered
How strange the story all seems
Vows to the winds have been scattered
And nothing is left of my dreams
Chorus:
After all that I’ve been to you
After all of these many years
After everything I’ve gone through
After all of our joys and our tears
It’s the old story told again
Of a strange love that cannot be true
Now we’re drifting apart
And you’re breaking my heart
After all that I’ve been to you
2. ‘Tis better we never had met, dear
Far better for both, I guess
Now why did you ask me to promise
And why did I answer you, “yes?”
You do not know how you’ll miss me
You do not know how I feel
I never thought you would leave me
And somehow it doesn’t seem real
Sung by Laurence Rubenstein: