ever since I met you, you captured my heart

you treated me like a lady from the very start

guess I'm little girl in her dreams

who doesn't want to see

that I have to grow older and change on my own

I want to be a singer, but go it alone

but it is so hard for me cause I don't want to see that

I'm too young for a man

but I'm too old for a boy

so can't we just pretend

that I am older than I really am

but then, only little girls pretend

I put on all the make-up that I can possibly find

I'm five years older in just a minute's time

but I can't compete with the ladies that attract your kind

so I rummage through my sister's things

hoping to find something that will catch your eye

to make you change your mind

so I won't have to leave, so you won't say to me

I'm too young for a man

but I'm too old for a boy

so can't we just pretend

that I am older than I really am

but then, only little girls pretend

I'm left out in the night

I've lost all my senses

I know this isn't right

but you've captured my defenses

I really am in love

well that's the way I feel

this game has to stop

cause you know it can't be real

I'm too young for a man

but I'm too old for a boy

so can't we just pretend

that I am older than I really am

but then, only little girls pretend

I know I'd make you happy

but I'm too young for a wife

love is always special but I know I can't rush life

so I'm waiting in the wings to see what life will bring

and maybe in a few years when I am wise and tall

love will light again and shine upon us all

he says I'm a little girl in her dreams

who doesn't want to see

I'm too young for a man

but I'm too old for a boy

so can't we just pretend

that I am older than I really am

but then, only little girls pretend