I think of you with every breath I take,
And every breath becomes a sigh;
Not a sigh of despair
But a sign that I care for you.

I hear your name with every breath I take,
On every breeze that wanders by,
And your name is a song
I'll remember the long years through.

Even though I walk alone you guide me,
In the darkness you light my way,
And all the while inside me,
Love seems to say, "Some day, some day!";

And when I sleep you keep my heart awake,
But when I wake from dreams divine,
Every breath that I take
Is a prayer that I'll make you mine.

I walk alone, still you guide me,
In the darkness, oh sweetheart, you light my way;
And all the while inside me,
Love seems to say, "Some day, some day!".

Oh darlin', when I sleep you keep my heart awake,
And when I wake from dreams divine,
Every breath that I take
Is a prayer that I'll make you mine.


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