Tender Years

(Darrell Edwards)



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. (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, 'cause you're living

In your tender years. (tender years.)



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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 'til you're thru living

In your tender years. (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... (tender years)...