Only Sixteen Lyrics

Wrtten by: Sam Cooke
#28 Jun '59 Hot 100
#13 Jul '59 R&B
She was only sixteen
Only sixteen
I loved her so

But she was too young
To fall in love
And I was too young to know

We'd laugh and we'd sing
And do the little things
That made my heart glow

But she was too young
To fall in love
And I was too young to know

Why did I give my heart so fast
It never will happen again
But I was a mere lad of sixteen
I've aged a year since then
She was only sixteen
Only sixteen
With eyes that would glow

But she was too young
To fall in love
And I was too young to know

(Then why did you
Give your heart so fast)
Oh, it never will happen again
(But you were a mere lad of sixteen)
I've aged a year since then
She was only sixteen
Only sixteen
With eyes that would glow

But she was too young
To fall in love
And I was too young to know

But she was too young
To fall in love
And I was too young to know

Whoa, she was too young
To fall in love
And I was too young to know