You keep saying you love him
I believe that it's true
And it just doesn't matter

How much I love you
But in time you'll understand, dear
When you shed a tear

Then you'll know you were living
In your tender years


In your eyes there's a lovelight
That shines for him
But how long will it stay there

Will that lovelight grow dim
You can just see the happiness
You can't see the tears

Yes it's true, you've been living
In your tender years


So if I can't be your first love
I'll wait and be your last
I'll be somewhere in your future

To help you forget the past
Then you'll know that I love you
With a love that's sincere

'Cause I'll wait 'til you're thru living
In your tender years


Yes, you'll know that I love you
With a love that's sincere
Yes, I'll wait 'til you're thru living

In your tender years