Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Tell me you shed a tear when you first heard this song, too!

{ Never Grow Up }


Your little hands wrapped around my finger
And it's so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming
So I tuck you in
Turn on your favorite night light
To you everything's funny
You got nothing to regret
I'd give all I had, honey
If you could stay like that


Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
It can stay this simple


I won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
And no one will desert you
Just try to never grow up, never grow up


You're in the car on the way to the movies
And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off
At fourteen there's just so much you can't do
And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots
But don't make her drop you off around the block
Remember that she's getting older too
And don't lose the way that you dance around in your PJ's getting ready for school


Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little


Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
It can stay this simple


And no one's ever burned you
Nothing's ever left you scarred
And even though you want to
Just try to never grow up


Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said
And all your little brother's favorite songs


I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone


Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
Just stay this little
Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up
It can stay this simple

- Taylor Swift

1 comment:

Jennifer said...

I was just wishing the same thing the other day -- that the boys would just stay this little. So fun that they're growing up -- talking, walking, curious, etc. -- I just don't want any of the other stuff to creep into their lives. Wish we could live in a little bubble sometimes, but I know that's not what God has in mind. Great song!