I'm just a child, if for argument's sake And I'm always asleep when you're lying awake When I'm dreaming of you, are you thinking of me? 'Cause I smile in my sleep and half-hope that you'll see Remember my darling, I told you the truth And I meant it sincerely in spite of my youth If you're not one to run with the green and uncouth Then I won't be that kind And while we're both still here Yours is the only voice I want to hear And till our time runs out Here's to hoping my faith will dispel all your doubts I was aware that you cared what I thought So I smiled at you slowly and said, "There's a lot You should know, but I'm not going to say it aloud And I'll tell you someday, but be patient for now." But if you'd just listened, boy, you would have heard I concealed all the truth in the guise of the words- That if you are a bird, let God make me a bird so to follow your song And you would have known, darling, had you been there, There were twenty love poems and one song of despair