Written by Sedaka and Howie Greenfield They first offered it to The Fleetwoods, who charted it at only #84 in 1959 as the flip of their smash 'Mr. Blue' Sedaka then covered his own song in 1960 and took it to # 17. You are the answer to my lonely prayer You are an angel from above I was so lonely till you came to me With the wonder of your love. I don't know how I ever lived before You are my life, my destiny Oh my darling, I love you so You mean everything to me If you should ever, ever go away There would be lonely tears to cry The sun above would be never shine again There would be teardrops in the sky So hold me close and never let me go And say our love will always be Oh, my darling, I love you so You mean everything to me So hold me close and never let me go And say our love will always be Oh, my darling, I love you so You mean everything to me