Petula Clark - While the children play

I'll sit alone

And I'll hear their song

They've never known

How it all went wrong

Little voices very clear

And they wonder why they never see you here

While I read each day

While the children play

I see your face

And I feel your touch

But can't replace

What I've left so much

And the magic of the sound

Just reminds me of the love that once we found

So, I read each day

While the children playNot long ago,

We were young and free

Though love should grow,

It was not for me

Gone is over happiness

And you left me here to grieve in loneliness

So, I read each day

While the children playI don't know where

They will ever learn

They'd smile again

If you just return

Though they often see me cry,

In their hearts, they won't accept that last goodbye

So, I read each day

While the children play