Youve been a juvenile

With a dolphin smile
With no elbow room
With your body in bloom

Youve had your little backyard

Protected by big walls

You didnt dare look over
cause youve been too small
Now youre finally sixteen
And youre feelin old
But they, they wont believe
That you got a soul no whoa no

cause your only sixteen
And youre feelin real
But you, you cant seem to cop a feel no whoa no

Why do they have to force us
Through this metamorphose

Little butterfly

No matter how you try

Youll be segregated
Youre gonna be closed off

Youre callow and youre green

cause youre caught between
Youre only sixteen
Try to cross the line
But your little wings are intertwined no whoa no

Yeah youre only sixteen
And youre such a tease
And theres nothing you do
That can really please no whoa no

You know you cant forsake it

So sit back and take it

You see youre just not ripe
So dont try to fight that
Youre only sixteen
You wanna catch a peek
But they, they look at you
Like youre such a freak no whoa no

Well youre only sixteen
With a lot to say
But they wont give you
The time of day no whoa no

Well youre only sixteen
Hey youre only sixteen
Hey youre just sixteen
You poor little thing.