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Intro
You wait, little girl, on an
empty stage, for fate to turn
the light on
Your life, little girl, is an
empty page that men will want to
write on
To write on
Verse 1
You are sixteen going on
seventeen, baby, it's time to
think
Better beware, be canny and
careful, baby, you're on the
brink
You are sixteen going on
seventeen, fellows will fall in
line
Eager young lads and roues and
cads will offer you food and
wine
Totally unprepared are you to
face a world of men
Timid and shy and scared are you
of things beyond your ken
You'll need someone older and
wiser telling you what to do
I am seventeen going on
eighteen, I'll take care of you!
Verse 2
I am sixteen going on seventeen,
I know that I'm naïve
Fellows I meet may tell me I'm
sweet, and willingly I believe
I am sixteen going on seventeen,
innocent as a rose
Bachelor dandies, drinkers of
brandies, what do I know of
those?
Totally unprepared am I to face
a world of men
Timid and shy and scared am I of
things beyond my ken
I need someone older and wiser,
telling me what to do
You are seventeen going on
eighteen, I'll depend on you!
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