[Verse 1]

Sixteen and oh so pretty

Gets down to the nitty-gritty

She's all over the scene in movies and magazines

Everybody knows her name but

She sits in a pile of shame

Her friend's on the ground

She's looking down in jealousy

[Chorus]

She wants to run but there's nowhere to hide

Her name is hung above the northern lights

Give her a break

She feels the knot in her spleen

My god, she's only sixteen

[Verse 1]

Gets up at 5 am

Just in time to get there on set

Three hours of sleep

Not much more to see

Artificial strands of hair glued to her, she's unaware

Her dad won't leave

She pays the bills so they can eat

[Chorus]

She wants to run but there's nowhere to hide

Her name is hung above the northern lights

Give her a break

She feels the knot in her spleen

My god, she's only sixteen

[Bridge]

I didn't want this life (*Sixteen*)

I didn't want this life (*Sixteen*)

I didn't want this life (*Sixteen*)

Sixteen I'm sixteen

Oh only sixteen (*Sixteen*)

I want my freedom

Give me my freedom

Give me my freedom

[Outro]

I'm only sixteen

Living in the Hollywood scene

I'm only sixteen