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