As Years Go By Lyrics

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 his 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 like to hear it again"
Her husband says to her: "I love you"
But it really means: "I'll 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