Sixteen Going On Seventeen

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
 You are 16 going on 17
 Baby, it's time to think
 Better beware
 Be canny and careful
 Baby, you're on the brink
 You are 16 going on 17
 Fellows will fall in line
 Eager young lads
 And roués 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 need someone older and wiser
 Telling you what to do
 I am 17 going on 18
 I'll take care of you
 
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 I am 16 going on 17
 I know that I'm naïve
 Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet
 And willingly I believe
 I am 16 going on 17
 Innocent as a rose
 Bachelors 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 17 going on 18
 I'll depend on you