Lyrics
Just like the sunrise, you came to me it seems,
Just like the sunrise, you woke me from my dreams.
You were my sunshine, in days that used to be;
I await the sunset, for now you're leaving me.
chorus:
Tho' it's time for parting,
And my tears are starting,
Leave me with a smile.
Tho' your heart may cry, dear;
When you say goodbye, dear,
Leave me with a smile.
Maybe it's forever,
So while we're together,
For a little while;
Hold me like a flower,
For one little hour,
And leave me with a smile.
Your smiles are sunshine upon on a rainy day,
They bring me gladness, and drive my blues away.
Before you go, dear, just smile once more for me;
It will always be, dear, My treasured memory.
Charles F. Koehler and Earl Burtnett (1896-1936), 1921
