Darlene (B. Spagnardi)

Darlene, Darlene, with eyes so green, how long I wait for thee
I'm on my knees, I'm begging please, woman set me free
Hang up your black, he won't come back, so lift your veil for me
Darlene, Darlene, with eyes so green, how long I wait for thee

By day I feel lonesome and wistful, at night I walk the floor
I watch you cry through the window, I pray you'll open the door
Awaiting a sign that you love me to abide one more day
A rose that lives in darkness will wilt and wither away

Back when our lives were simple, before the fog of war
You were bright and blissful, I fell for the girl next door
Then you handed your heart to another shipped far across the sea
Returned enclosed in a letter read ‘neath the cypress tree