Another solo by Debbie Purdue. The first full blown ballad Berlin ever wrote.
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Story behind the song
This great ballad is believed to be the first song Berlin wrote after the tragic death of his first wife, Dorothy Goetz, in July, 1912 only five months after their wedding. At first, Berlin did not want to write about his own, personal loss, but friends convinced him that it was aid the "healing" process.
Lyrics
Verse 1:
The roses each one, met with the sun, Sweetheart when I met you
The sunshine had fled, The roses were dead, Sweet heart when I lost you
Chorus:
I lost the sunshine and roses, I lost the heaven of blue
I lost the beautiful rainbow, I lost the morning dew
I lost the angel who gave me, summer the whole winter through
I lost the gladness that turned into sadness when I lost you.