On the Street of Regret

A popular song from 1942
Words by John Klenner
Music by Pete Wendling


The sheet music:


Accompaniment by James Pitt-Payne:


Lyrics

Happiness comes and happiness goes
The why or the wherefore nobody knows
One day we love, then one day we hate
How often, how often, we understand too late

Chorus
When you’re alone on the street of regret
And your eyes are dim and your cheeks are wet
When you know you’ve been wrong
And it’s too late to mend
You just stumble along
Wondering when you will end
When you’re alone with your dreams of the past
And you realize what love means at last
Just remember the glory
Of love’s sweet story
When you’re alone on the street of regret


Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: