When Lights Are Low

An entrancing waltz song from 1923
French words by R. Brisson
English words and music by Gus Kahn, Ted Koehler and Ted Fiorito

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The sheet music:

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Accompaniment by Denese Coulbeck:

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Lyrics

1. We met, we loved, we parted
   Far away and long ago
   And tho’ I seemed light hearted
   I wonder if you know

Chorus
When lights are low, you steal into my heart
And linger like a melody
Tho’ I know ’twas best that we should part
We meet within the garden of my memory
When lights are low the dewdrops on the rose
Are tears for all the wasted years it seems
I miss you so, when lights are low
And I’m all alone with my dreams

2. My dreams may fade with daylight
   But when evening shadows fall
   I see you in the grey-light
   I seem to hear you call

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Sung here by Laurence Rubenstein: