A child asks his mother do you love me

And it really means will you protect me

His mother answers him I love you

And it really means

You've been a good boy

And as the years go by

True love will never die



At seventeen a girl says do you love me

And it really means will you respect me

The teenage boy answers I love you

And it really means

Can I make love to you

And as the years go by

True love will never die



I will love you forever

I will love you forever



At sixty five his wife says

Do you love me

And it means I'd like to hear it again

Her husband says to her I love you

But it really means I love you till the end

And as the years go by

True love will never die



Now you're asking me if I love you

And it really means will I marry you

And I answer yes I love you

But it really means that I won't be untrue

And as the years go by

True love will never die



I will love you forever

I will love you forever