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
1. Slow down

You're moving way too fast
Sixteen
There's so much for you ahead
Sweet sixteen
Do you know where you're runnin to
Do you know?
Sweet sixteen (yeah)
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
Repeat 1

Sweet sixteen

Do you know where you're goin to?
Feel like you've got no where to go
Sixteen years, sixteen prayers

Sixteen reason why I care
Sixteen tears, you're sixteen still
Sweet sixteen (girl)
I know you're feeling lonely

Who you gonna turn to
Feels like the world's closing in on you
Sweet sixteen
You need cherish what you have
You can forget about the past
Now you can start all over, you can start all over again
And cherish your life
(Slow down)

You're moving way too fast
You're only sixteen
There's so much more to life ahead
(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?
Do you know where you're going to
(Slow down)
You're moving way to 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
Sweet sixteen
At sixteen