I Left my Heart in Your Doorway
In the still of the evening when the world is at rest -
On a porch in an old rocking chair.
I smoke on my pipe as I look to the West
And dream of another one there -
A beautiful garden with roses of red.
By a cottage that stood on a hill.
And a beautiful maiden I'd promised to wed
But a vow that was never fulfilled.
I was young then and foolish with the world at my feet.
And a heart ever yearning to roam.
So we kissed and we'd vowed and when my fortune I'd made,
I'd come back and make you my own.
But words filled with promise were never to be.
Like the roses in your garden grow -
They'd blossom and fade like your love for me
But I wonder if you'll ever know.
I left my heart in your doorway as we kissed through the tears.
Then turned without looking behind
All my love is down your way -
It's there all these years.
If there's a heart in your doorway, it's mine.
Not a day in my lifetime will ever pass by
When I think of the treasures I've lost
For the sake of a dream 'neath a foreign blue sky
I'd dearly have paid for the cost.
I long for my homeland and those I love the best
But how I never can go
So I sit all alone here and look to the west
And wonder if you'll ever know.
I left my heart in your doorway as we kissed through the tears.
Then turned without looking behind
All my love is down your way -
It's there all these years.
If there's a heart in your doorway, it's mine.
I left my heart in your doorway as we kissed through the tears.
Then turned without looking behind
All my love is down your way -
It's there all these years.
If there's a heart in your doorway, it's mine.
© Coleman/ Kennedy
