My darling, I have loved you, oh, so many yearsAll these many years I've loved you, no one has ever knownNo one has ever known but me aloneWe've kept it locked inside our hearts and smiled through all those tearsMy darling, I have loved you, oh, so many yearsEach night within my lonely room I cry dearly over youI'll pray to God for you, I'll pray to God for youI'll pray to God that things will turn out rightAnd when the dawn of day appears I brush away my tearsMy darling, I have loved you, oh, so many yearsAll these many years I've loved you, oh, so many yearsMaybe fate will lead us down a path where we will meet againAnd then we'll both be free to love anewThen once we kiss from your dear lipsWe'll banish all those tearsMy darling, I have loved you, oh, so many yearsWe'll just go on pretending that our life is oh, so gayAnd happy dear, though we're not side by sideWell, I've loved you, oh, so many yearsAnd all the time my heart is longing just to have you nearMy darling, I will love you, oh, so many years