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Not So Sweet Sixteen
When I turned eight
I couldn’t hardly wait
To be the age I am today
And when I was thirteen
I couldn’t wait to be
"all grown up" or so it seemed
now I’m sixteen
and this isn’t what I dreamed
I’m still trapped in this house
I’ve still gotta watch my mouth
and I still haven’t been taken out
I still can’t drive a car
so I still can’t go far
and my only friend is still this guitar
This is the not so sweet
part of sixteen
Well the sad truth is
ignorance is bliss
'cause birthday candles don’t grant you any wish
money don’t grow on trees
you still fall and scrape your knees
but now there’s no one around to help you when you bleed
I know I’m sixteen
but I wanna go back to make believe
I’m still trapped in this house
I’ve still gotta watch my mouth
and I still haven’t been taken out
I still can’t drive a car
so I still can’t go far
and my only friend is still this guitar
This is the not so sweet
part of sixteen
I’ve had my share of fairytales but
I really thought this wasn’t one
I thought being sixteen meant being happy
but I was wrong, I was wrong
so now I’m sixteen
and I’m a little less naive
but
I’m still trapped in this house
I’ve still gotta watch my mouth
and I still haven’t been taken out
I still can’t drive a car
so I still can’t go far
and my only friend is still my guitar
This is the not so sweet
part of sixteen
not so sweet sixteen
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