Tony Kanal - Sixteen lyrics

[Verse 1] You've been a juvenile With a dolphin smile With no elbow room With your body in bloom You've had your little backyard Protected by big walls You didn't dare look over Cause you've been too small [Hook] Now you're finally sixteen And you're feeling old But they won't believe That you've got a soul Cause you're only sixteen And you're feeling real But you can't seem to cop a feel No whoa oh no [Verse 2] Why do they have to force us Through this metamorphose? Little bu*terfly No matter how you try You'll be segregated You're gonna be closed off You're callow and you're green Cause you're caught between [Hook] You're only sixteen Try to cross the line But your little wings are intertwined You're only sixteen And you're such a tease And there's nothing you do That can really please No whoa oh no [Sample] (these children, they're not really bad, most of them Just products of rough neighborhoods and bad housing situations) [Verse 3] You know you can forsake it So sit back and take it You see you're not just ripe So don't try and fight [Hook] That you're only sixteen You wanna catch a peek But they look at you Like you're such a freak Well, you're only sixteen With a lot to say But they, they won't give you The time of day Whoa oh no [Outro] You're only sixteen (you're only sixteen) You're only sixteen (you're only sixteen) Hey you're just sixteen (you're only sixteen) You're just sixteen (you're only sixteen) You poor little thing