Dm                   
A child asks his mother do you love me
Gm                             Dm
And it really means will you protect me
Dm
His mother answers him I love you
Gm                                   Dm
And it really means you've been a good boy
F                      Bb                  C
And as the years go by true love will never die

Dm
At seventeen a girl says do you love me
Gm                              Dm
And it really means will you respect me
Dm                   
A child asks his mother do you love me
Gm                             Dm
And it really means will you protect me
Dm
His mother answers him I love you
Gm                                   Dm
And it really means you've been a good boy
F                      Bb                  C
And as the years go by true love will never die

Dm
At seventeen a girl says do you love me
Gm                              Dm
And it really means will you respect me
Dm
The teenage boy answers I love you
Gm                                   Dm
And it really means can I make love to you
F                      Bb                  C
And as the years go by true love will never die

Dm Dm               Gm Gm   
"I - will love you, fore-ver
Dm Dm               Gm Gm  
 I - will love you, fore-ver"

Dm
At sixty five his wife says Do you love me
Gm                                   Dm
And it means I'd like to hear it again
Dm
Her husband says to her I love you
Gm                                   Dm
But it really means I love you till the end
F                      Bb                  C
And as the years go by true love will never die

Dm
Now you're asking me if I love you
Gm                               Dm
And it really means will I marry you
Dm
And I answer yes, I love you
Gm                                   Dm
But it really means that I won't be untrue
F                      Bb                  C
And as the years go by true love will never die

Dm Dm               Gm Gm  
"I - will love you, fore-ver
Dm Dm               Gm Gm  
 I - will love you, fore-ver"