SWEET SIXTEEN

(THOU SHALL CHERISH LIFE)

You couldn't tell little Jackie nothing
Sixteen, thought she knew it all
She was searching for the love she missed, yeah
And so she ran away

Slow down
You're moving way too fast
Sixteen, there's so much for you ahead
Sweet sixteen
Do you know where you're running to?
Do you know, sweet sixteen

She fell in love with a man who was so fine (so fine)
He made her promises, yeah
She didn't stop to think if he was serious (no no no)
Until she had his baby, sweet sixteen, yeah

Slow down
You're moving way too fast
Sixteen, there's so much for you ahead, ooh
Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Do you know where you're going to?
Feel like you've got nowhere to go

Sixteen years (mhm)
Sixteen prayers (wha wha)
Sixteen reasons (aha) why I care (yeah yeah)
Sixteen tears (uh huh)
You're sixteen still (yeah yeah)
Sweet sixteen, girl

I know you're feeling lonely
(I know you're feeling lonely)
Who you gonna turn to?
(who you gonna turn to?)
Feels like the world is closing in on you, on you
Sweet sixteen

You need to cherish what you have
You can forget about the past
Now you can start all over
You can start all over and cherish your life

Slow down
You're moving way too fast
You're only sixteen, there's so much more to life ahead, oh
Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Do you know where you're running to?

Sweet sixteen
Girl I know
It gets hard so take it slow

Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Do you know where you're going to?
Do you know, do you know, do you know where you're going to?
Sweet sixteen, at sixteen
(at sixteen)
Do you know where you're going to?
Do you know where you're going to?
Where you're going to

Slow down
You're moving way too fast
(do you know where you're going to?)
Sweet sixteen, do you know where you're going to?
(sweet sixteen)
Sweet sixteen
Sweet sixteen
(at sixteen)
Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Sweet sixteen, ooh
(sweet sixteen)
At sixteen

Artist: Destiny's Child
Album: "The Writing's on the Wall"
Written by: D. Wiggins/J. Watley/B. Knowles/K. Rowland