Never Grow Up

Your little hands wrapped around my finger

And it's so quiet in the world tonight

Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming

So I tuck you in turn on your favorite night light

To you everything's funny

You got nothing to regret

I'd give all I have 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 could stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt

You won't let no one break your heart

No 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

Your 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 could 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 gets home

Remember the footsteps

Remember the words said

And all your little brother's favorite songs

I just realized everything I have

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 tuck myself in

And turn my nightlight 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

Still be simple

Oh darling don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up

It could stay this little

Oh darling don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up

It could stay this simple

Won't let nobody hurt you

Won't let no one break your heart

And even though you want to

Please try to never grow up oh

Oh

Don't you ever grow up oh

Never grow up

Just never grow up