Here's to the people who gave me life

And then showed me how to live it

And taught me that you measure love

By how freely you can give it

And the gift I give to you

Is the lesson that I learned

That when a love is true

It has nothing in return

Unconditional love, that they gave to me

It wasn't mine to keep and I knew someday

I'd hand it down to you and hope that I can be

The one who makes you see

The importance of unconditional love

And there were times I know I let them down

But never once was I rejected

And when I stood alone to face this world

Somehow I still felt protected

That's the common bond we share

And it will last through the years

And you can trust that I'll be there

Through the good times and the tears

Unconditional love, like they gave to me

It's not yours to keep and I know someday

Someone will look to you and you will have to be

The one who makes him see

The importance of unconditional love