Your little hand's wrapped around my finger
and it's so quiet in the world tonight
your little eyelids flutter 'cause you're dreamin'
so I tuck you in, turn on your favorite nightlight
To you, everything's funny,
You've got nothing to regret.
I'd give all I have honey
if you could stay like that.
Oh, darlin' don't you ever grow up,
don't you ever grow up
just stay this little.
Oh, darlin' dont you ever grow up,
dont you ever grow up
It could stay this simple.
I won't let nobody hurt you,
won't let no one break your heart,
yeah, no one will desert you
Just try to never grow up.
(yeah, 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 14, there's just so much you can't do
and you can't wait to move out some day 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 PJs gettin' ready for school
Oh, darlin' don't you ever grow up,
don't you ever grow up
just stay this little.
Oh, darlin' don't you ever grow up,
don't you ever grow up
It could stay this simple.
No ones 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,
memorise what it sounded like when your dad gets home.
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said,
and know your little brother's favourite songs.
I just realised 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, and turn my nightlight on.
Wish I'd never grown up,
wish I'd never grown up.
Oh, I don't wanna grow up,
wish I'd never grown up,
I could still be little.
Oh, I don't wanna grow up,
wish I'd never grown up,
It could still be simple.
Oh, darlin' don't you ever grow up,
don't you ever grow up,
just stay this little.
Oh, darlin' dont you ever grow up,
dont you ever grow up
It could stay this simple.
I 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.