Ill-Love-You-Forever

Amotherheldhernewbornbabyandveryslowlyrockedhimbackandforth,backandforth,backandforth.Andwhilesheheldhim,shesang:I’llloveyouforeverI’lllikeyouforalways,AslongasI’mliving,mybabyyouwillbe.Thebabygrew.Hegrewandhegrewandhegrew.Hegrewuntilhewastwoyearsold,andheranallaroundthehouse.Hepulledallthebooksofftheshelves.Hepulledallthefoodoutoftherefrigeratorandhetookhismother'swatchandflusheditdownthetoilet.Sometimeshismotherwouldsay,ThiskidisdrivingmeCRAZY!Butatnighttime,whenthattwo-year-oldwasquiet,sheopenedthedoortohisroom,crawledacrossthefloor,lookedupoverthesideofhisbed,andifhewasreallyasleepshepickedhimupandrockedhimbackandforth,backandforth,backandforth.Whilesherockedhimshesang:I'llloveyouforever,I'lllikeyouforalways,AslongasI'mlivingmybabyyou'llbe.Thelittleboygrew.Hegrewandhegrewandhegrew.Hegrewuntilhewasnineyearsold.Andheneverwantedtocomeinfordinner,heneverwantedtotakeabath,andwhengrandmavisitedhealwayssaidbadwords.Sometimeshismotherwantedtosellhimtothezoo!Butatnighttime,whenhewasasleep,themotherquietlyopenedthedoortohisroom,crawledacrossthefloorandlookedupoverthesideofthebed.Ifhewasreallyasleep,shepickedupthatnine-year-oldboyandrockedhimbackandforth,backandforth,backandforth.Andwhilesherockedhim,shesang:I'llloveyouforever,I'lllikeyouforalways,AslongasI'mlivingmybabyyou'llbe.Theboygrew.Hegrewandhegrewandhegrew.Hegrewuntilhewasateenager.Hehadstrangefriendsandheworestrangeclothesandhelistenedtostrangemusic.Sometimesthemotherfeltlikeshewasinazoo!Butatnighttime,whenthatteenagerwasasleep,themotheropenedthedoortohisroom,crawledacrossthefloorandlookedupoverthesideofthebed.Ifhewasreallyasleepshepickedupthatgreatbigboyandrockedhimbackandforth,backandforth,backandforth.Whilesherockedhimshesang:I'llloveyouforever,I'lllikeyouforalways,AslongasI'mlivingmybabyyou'llbe.Thatteenagergrew.Hegrewandhegrewandhegrew.Hegrewuntilhewasagrown-upman.Helefthomeandgotahouseacrosstown.Butsometimesondarknightsthemothergotintohercaranddroveacrosstown.Ifallthelightsinherson'shousewereout,sheopenedhisbedroomwindow,crawledacrossthefloor,andlookedupoverthesideofhisbed.Ifthegreatbigmanwasreallyasleepshepickedhimupandrockedhimbackandforth,backandforth,backandforth.Andwhilesherockedhimshesang:I'llloveyouforever,I'lllikeyouforalways,AslongasI'mlivingmybabyyou'llbe.Well,thatmother,shegotolder.Shegotolderandolderandolder.Onedayshecalleduphersonandsaid,You'dbettercomeseemebecauseI'mveryoldandsick.”Sohersoncametoseeher.Whenhecameinthedoorshetriedtosingthesong.Shesang:I'llloveyouforever,I'lllikeyouforalways...Butshecouldn'tfinishbecauseshewastoooldandsick.Thesonwenttohismother.Hepickedherupandrockedherbackandforth,backandforth,backandforth.Andhesangthissong:I'llloveyouforever,I'lllikeyouforalways,AslongasI'mlivingmyMommyyou'llbe.Whenthesoncamehomethatnight,hestoodforalongtimeatthetopofthestairs.Thenhewentintotheroomwherehisverynewbabydaughterwassleeping.Hepickherupinhisarmsandveryslowlyrockedherbackandforth,backandforth,backandforth.Andwhileherockedherhesang:I'llloveyouforever,I'lllikeyouforalways,AslongasI'mlivingmybabyyou'llbe.TheEnd