well she's sittin right there on the chain link fence
standing at the park with the rest of her friends
and she looks so pretty, but she's only sixteen
I didn't know that when she smiled at me
now the boys are hunched over their electric guitars
lying in the grass out beside my car
follow her down to the dixie freeze
hold on, hold on, hold on to me
sweet girl, wont let go for the world
cause I'm not from here
and I'm afraid that I might never see you again
now it's the end of summer and I'm just twenty-one
been California for the last two months
and there weren't no girls like her out there
her boyfriend don't like me and I think that's fair
so I'm sittin right here on the chain link fence
when she smiles at me gonna take my chance
well I know the shows over but I wish you wouldn't leave
hold on, hold on, hold on to me