A bell is no bell till you ring it A song is no song till you sing it And love in your heart wasn't put there to stay Love isn't love till you give it away
When you're sixteen going on seventeen Waiting for life to start Somebody kind who touches your mind Will suddenly touch your heart
When that happens, after it happens Nothing is quite the same Somehow I know I'll jump up and go If ever he calls my name
Gone are your old ideas of life The old ideas grow dim Lo, and behold, you're someone's wife And you belong to him
You may think this kind of adventure Never may come to you Darling, sixteen, going on seventeen Wait a year I'll wait a year (or two)