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 wil want to write on
 To write on
 You are sixteen going on seveteen
 Baby its 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 rogues 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 seventeen going on eighteen
 I'll take care of you
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 I am sixteen going on seventeen
 I know that I'm naive
 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