Billy Bragg and Wilco - One By One

From the album Mermaid Avenue
Lyrics by Woody Guthrie
Music By Wilco

One by one the teardrops fall as I write you
One by one my words come falling on the page
One by one my dreams are fading in the twilight
One by one my schemes are fading fast away

One by one the flowers fading in my garden
One by one the leaves are falling from the trees
One by one my hopes are vanished in the clouds clear
One by one like snowflakes melting in the breeze

One by one my hair is turning gray
One by one my dreams are fading fast away
One by one I read your letters over
One by one I lay them all away

One by one the days are slipping up behind you
One by one the sweetest days of life go by
One by one the moments stealing out behind you
One by one she'll come and find not you or I

One by one I hear the soft words that you whispered
One by one I feel your kisses soft and sweet
One by one I hope you'll say the words to marry
One by one to one by one forever be

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[gheezer44]

thanks for posting the lyrics, though I have a minor correction: line seven is "..clouds dear," as per the woodie guthrie website. thanks again.

[Monkadee1]

Thanks, I just copied and posted the lyrics without proofing them. By the way, it's WOODY Guthrie, also per the Woody Guthrie website. ;)

[gheezer44]

@Monkadee1 ...touche....:) One of my all time fav songs, though now I'm a dad I understand the message so much more.

[Monkadee1]

@gheezer44 :) 

[Tekton62]

I am gonna have to break down and buy this album.

[guinnesstrail]

What a heartbreaking song. Wilco's best tune for my two cents.

[sheripie123]

What a great album! Totally worth buying.

[TheThecastagnettes]

Je l'écoute en boucle.