Song Description

My little girl is 16 going on 35

Lyrics

My little girl calls in the middle of the night
She and her Mama got in another fight
Can I live with you daddy? Well of course you can
We woke up in the morning and we made our plan

I took her to the mall and we bought a pair of jeans
a hundred dollars later you know what I mean
a little bit of make up and she starts to smile
God help me raise this child

But now the phone never stops and the boys they're a coming around
They all want to take her out and show her their side of the town

And now my little girl is 16 going on 35
It's bling bling, a belly ring, a car to drive
it's lipstick, glitter and a busy life
It seems like I blinked and a year's gone by
and daddy's little girl's just not at home
and she don't answer the phone
It's gonna be hard to survive 16 going on 35

Last Saturday night she came in way too late
and i told her she was grounded and she's too young to date
She told me she was leaving and she called her Mom,
grabbed her bag and in 15 minutes was gone

Now I think about all of the days gone by
with my little girl out chasing butterflies
Now she's chasing something else and I guess I know why
We all want to live. We all want to fly.

Now I wake in the night wondering what more can I do
but to fight the fight and see my little girl through

Because she's 16 going on 35
It's bling bling, a belly ring, a car to drive
it's lipstick, glitter and a busy little life
It seems like I blinked and a year's gone by
and daddy's little girl's just not at home
and she won't answer the phone
It's gonna be hard to survive 16 going on 35

You've got the rest of your life
You've got the rest of your life
16 going on 35

Someday baby you'll know what I mean
because you'll be 35 wishing you were going on 16