And now the purple dusk of twilight time
 Steals across the meadows of my heart
 High up in the sky the little stars climb
 Always reminding me that we're apart
 You wander down the lane and far away
 Leaving me a song that will not die
 Love is now the stardust
 Of yesterday
 The music
 Of the years
 Gone by

 Chorus:

 Sometimes I wonder why I spend
 The lonely nights
 Dreaming of a song.
 The melody haunts my reverie
 And I am once again with you.
 When our love was new, and each kiss an inspiration.
 But that was long ago, and now my consolation
 Is in the stardust of a song.
 Beside the garden wall, when stars are bright
 You are in my arms
 The nightingale tells his fairy tale
 Of paradise where roses grew.
 Though I dream in vain, in my heart you will remain
 My stardust melody
 The memory of love's refrain