First steps, toddling as you go,

I will tell you no.

Laughing, playing, watching you grow,

I will tell you no.

Friends, parties, a first date with a beau,

I will tell you no.

Graduation day, watching you glow,

I will tell you no.

Silently spoken, for you not to know,

I will tell you no.

All you will hear, all that I will show

I love you,

Yes and not no.