Only Sixteen by Sam Cooke

She was only sixteen, only sixteen and I loved her so
But she was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know

We'd laugh and we'd sing
And do the little things that made my heart glow
But she was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know

Why did I give my heart so fast, it never will happen again
But I was a mere lad of sixteen and I've aged a year since then

She was only sixteen, only sixteen with eyes that would glow
But she was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know

Then why did you give your heart so fast
Oh it never will happen again
But you were a mere lad of sixteen
I've aged a year since then

She was only sixteen, only sixteen with eyes that would glow
But she was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know
But she was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know

She was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know
She was too young to fall in love and I was too young to know

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