For these many years I've loved you, no one has ever known
No one has ever known but you alone
We've kept it locked inside our hearts and smiled through all the tears
My darlin', I have loved you, oh, so many years

Each night within my lonely room I cry, dear, over you
I pray someday that things will turn out right
And when the dawn of day appears I brush away the tears
My darlin', I have loved you, oh, so many years

Maybe fate will lead us down a path where we will meet again
And we will both be free to love anew
Then one sweet kiss from your dear lips will banish all my tears
My darlin', I have loved you, oh, so many years

I'll just go on pretending my life is, oh, so gay
And happy, dear, without you by my side
When all the time, my heart is longing just to have you near
My darlin', I have loved you, oh, so many years
Oh, my darlin', I have loved you, oh, so many years