tender years

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 love light grow dim?

you can just see the happiness

you can't see the tears

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

and you'll know that i love you

with a love that's sincere

'cause i'll wait till you're through living

in your tender years

yes

you'll know that i love you

with a love that's sincere

i'll wait till you're through living

in your tender years.