When I Grow Too Old to Dream
Timeless Love: When Memories Outlast Dreams
Lyrics
We have been gay, going our way
We have been happy, living our lives
Life has been beautiful, we have been young
Life has been full of beauty; we have experienced youth
After you've gone, life will go on
After you have departed, life will continue
Like an old song we have sung
Similar to an old song that we have sung together
When I grow too old to dream
Anticipating a future when the speaker is too old to dream
I'll have you to remember
The speaker will have memories of the listener
When I grow too old to dream
Even in old age, the memories of the listener's love will endure
Your love will live in my heart
Expressing the lasting impact of the listener's love on the speaker's heart
So, kiss me my sweet
A farewell kiss is requested from the listener
And so let us part
Acknowledging the inevitability of parting
And when I grow too old to dream
Reiteration of the idea that, with age, dreaming may fade
That kiss will live in my heart
The memory of the farewell kiss will endure in the speaker's heart
And when I grow too old to dream
Continuing the theme of lasting memories despite aging
That kiss will live in my heart
The kiss and its significance will remain in the speaker's heart
So, kiss me my sweet
A repetition of the request for a farewell kiss
And so let us part
Acknowledging the necessity of parting once again
And when I grow too old to dream
Reiterating that, in old age, the memory of the kiss will endure
That kiss will live in my heart
Affirming the lasting impact of the kiss on the speaker's heart
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