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Artist: The Higgins
Canonical path: /the-higgins/16-going-on-30
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16 Going On 30
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16 Going On 30
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There's a girl I sometimes see
She's got a face that anyone can read
Full of so much hope and past regret
Beautiful but broken on the inside
She runs away from life on friday nights
She does it all but wonders
Is this as good as it gets?
Chorus:
16 going on 30
Big dreams but doesn't feel worthy
Day by day
Making her way on a nowhere bound train
Boys and booze and late-night blues
Never mix they only prove
That life can pass you by or so it seems
When you're only 16, going on 30
Mama had a drive-thru window
Papa sent a card long ago
She's been chasing love since love ran off
Now she puts on her makeup and then a smile
Looks at the girl in the mirror for a while
She's convinced her pretty faces is all she's got
Chorus
16 Going on 30
Blue jeans a little bit dirty
Day by day
Making her way on a nowhere bound train
Boys and booze and late-night blues
Never mix they only prove
Life can pass you by or so it seems
When you're only 16 going on 30
Part of her's in such a hurry
The other wants to slow time down
She wants to run but feels too young
To leave this town, yet too old to turn around
16 Going on 30
It's never too late, never too early
To day by day
Make your way off a nowhere-bound train
Boys and booze and late-night blues
Never mix they only prove
Life can pass you by
Or so it seems
Girl you're only 16
You're going on and on and on and on...
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