I search for the truth, I find no luck I search for solace in my friend the rock And I have a friend on the telephone A crystal and some cash and my tomorrow
He gets up each morning and he goes downtown Where everyone's his boss and he's lost in an angry land He's a little mad But then, he comes uptown each
When you're a little girl, the future looks so bright No one ever tells you that it hurts to live And things don't always have to turn out right No one
Well, I'm all grown up, ain't no baby no more I can do the things I couldn't do before No more ponytails, I wear my hair up high Because I'm seventeen
Mama said before I'm grown I'll find somebody I can call my own So when the stars are shining bright I dream about the boy who's gonna hold me tight
Little boy, you probably don't know it But on the night we met You stole my heart away Little boy, can't help it if I show it But I wish that you would
There's a story I want you to know 'Bout my baby, how I love him so There's no other like my baby No, no, no, no (I wanna tell you now) There's no other
Always dreamed the boy I loved would come along And he'd be tall and handsome, rich and strong Now that boy I love has come to me But he sure ain't the
If you gotta hurt somebody, please hurt me And if you gotta break a heart, then please break mine I won't cry if you deceive me, I'll take it with a smile
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Heartbreaker, hip shaker, troublemaker Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah That's the boy I'm waiting for 'Cause he'll grow up someday I know he treats me mean, but
(Hey hey hey, hey hey hey) I love you, Eddie, but so does Betty 'Cause you're such a handsome guy Who's gonna kiss you, who's gonna miss you Who's gonna
Girls can tell if boys are true By the things they say and do And I can tell that you'll be true to me Don't you know it means so much When I feel your
I met him on a Monday and my heart stood still Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron ron Some boy told me that his name was Bill Da doo ron ron ron, da doo ron
See the way he walks down the street Watch the way he shuffles his feet My, he holds his head up high When he goes walking by, he's my guy When he holds
Well, he walked up to me And he asked me if I wanted to dance He looked kinda nice And so I said, "I might take a chance" When he danced, he held me
Her life gets smaller in his eyes And he wonders if he thinks he should cry Oh mother the color's gone and left your hair And he wonders if he thinks
(Let's go, let's go, let's go.) Red rose I want to hold you close to my nose Red red rose Red rose I want to hold you close to my nose Red rose Now
