You Care - I Dare

You can love me, but I must make me happy.

You can teach me, but I must do the learning.

You can guide me, but I will have to walk the path.

You can coach me, but I must win that game.

You can even promote me, but I must be successful.

You can even pity me, but I will still have to bear the sorrow.

For the gift of love is not the food that feeds me;
It is the sunshine that nourishes what I must finally harvest for myself.

So, if you love me, don’t just sing me a song.
Teach me to sing, for when I am alone I will need the melody.