I’m not going to give you a promise of fortune
Perhaps we won’t have any gold.
But what I will give you is undying love.
You’re mine now to have and to hold. .....You don’t need to give me a promise of fortune;
.....I don’t ask for silver and gold.
.....And I, too, will give you my love and devotion,
.....I’m yours now to have and to hold.
I’m not going to give you some false expectations:
I don’t know what trials we may face.
But I want you to know that whatever we suffer,
I’ll be there, your fears to erase.
.....You don’t need to warn me ‘gainst false expectations:
.....Yes, I know that life can be tough,
.....And I want you to know that whatever we suffer,
.....I’ll be with you when the going gets rough.
I’m not going to give you the hope of a mansion.
Sometimes we may live in a shack.
But I do want to tell you, where ever we do live
My love for you never shall slack.
.....You don’t need to give me the hope of a mansion.
.....I don’t care where we may call home.
.....That we are together, is all that will matter.
.....Even though throughout life we may roam.
I’m not going to give you assurance of children.
Although three or four would be swell.
But I’m going to promise, that whatever may happen,
With you I shall forever dwell.
.....You don’t need to give me the assurance of children.
.....That’s out of our hands, don’t you see?
.....If we should have one, half a dozen, or none,
.....Your love’s all that matters to me.
As we stand hand-in-hand, let us promise together:
To each other may we always stay dear.
‘Though life may throw rocks and arrows our way,
Our love will grow stronger each year.
© Helen Dowd
