| You’re little hands wrapped around my finger
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| And, it’s so quiet in the world tonight
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| You’re little eyelids
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| Flutter cause you’re dreaming
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| So, I took you in
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| Turn on your favorite night light
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| To you, everything’s funny
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| You got nothing to regret
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| I’d give all I had, honey
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| If you could stay like that
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| Oh, darling don’t you ever grow up
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| Don’t you ever grow up
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| Just stay this little
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| Oh, darling don’t you ever grow up
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| Don’t you ever grow up
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| It can stay this simple
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| I won’t let nobody hurt you
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| Won’t let no one break your heart
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| And no one will desert you
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| Just try to never grow up, and never grow up
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| You’re in the car on the way to the movies
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| And, you’re mortified
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| You’re mom’s dropping you off
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| At, fourteen there’s just so much you can’t do
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| And you can’t wait to move out
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| Someday and call your own shots
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| But, don’t make her drop you off around the block
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| Remember that she’s getting older too
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| And don’t lose the way that you dance around
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| In your PJ’s getting ready for school
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| Oh, darling don’t you ever grow up
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| Don’t you ever grow up
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| Just stay this little
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| Oh, darling don’t you ever grow up
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| Don’t you ever grow up
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| It can stay this simple
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| And no one’s ever burned you
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| Nothing’s ever left you scarred
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| And even though you want to
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| Just try to never grow up
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| Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
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| Memorize what it sounded like when your dad get’s home
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| Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
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| And all you’re little brothers favorite songs
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| I just realized everything I had is someday gonna be gone
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| So, here I am in my new apartment
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| In a big city, they just dropped me off
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| It’s so much colder than I thought it would be
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| So, I tucked myself in and turned my night light on
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| Wish I’d never grown up I wish I’d never grown up
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| Oh, I don’t wanna grow up
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| Wish I’d never grown up
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| Could still be little
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| Oh, I don’t wanna grow up
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| Wish I’d never grown up
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| It could still be simple
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| Oh, darling don’t you ever grow up
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| Don’t you ever grow up
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| Just stay this little
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| Oh, darling don’t you ever grow up
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| Don’t you ever grow up
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| It can stay this simple
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| I won’t let nobody hurt you
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| Won’t let no one break your heart
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| And even you want to
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| Please, try to never grow up
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| Oh, whoa
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| Don’t you ever grow up
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| Oh, whoa
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| Never grow up
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| Just never grow up |