父亲们很少说“我爱你”。虽然那份感觉一直都在，但不知道为什么这简单的三个字他们却最难与人分享。然而父亲说“我爱你”的方式是用言语没法比拟的：或是温和地在床头讲故事，或是一场友好的捉迷藏游戏……
　　
　　Fathers seldom say “I love you”
　　Though the feeling’s always there,
　　But somehow those three little words
　　Are the hardest ones to share.
　　
　　And fathers say “I love you”
　　In ways that words can’t match——
　　With tender bed time stories
　　Or a friendly game of catch!
　　
　　You can see the words “I love you”
　　In a father’s boyish eyes
　　When he runs home, all excited,
　　With a poorly wrapped surprise.
　　
　　A father says “I love you”
　　With his strong helping hands
　　With a smile when you’re in trouble
　　With the way he understands.
　　
　　He says “I love you” haltingly
　　With awkward tenderness——
　　It’s hard to help a four-year-old into a party dress!
　　
　　He speaks his love unselfishly
　　By giving all he can
　　To make some secret dream come true.
　　Or follow through a plan.
　　
　　A father’s seldom-spoken love
　　Sounds clearly through the years——
　　Sometimes in peals of laughter,
　　Sometimes through happy tears.
　　Perhaps they have to speak their love
　　In a fashion all their own.
　　Because the love that fathers feel
　　Is too big for words alone!