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 and turn on your favorite nightlight. To you everything's funny. You got nothing to regret. I'd give all I have honey. If you could stay like that. (Chorus:). 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 could stay this simple. I won't let nobody hurt you. Won't let no one break your heart. 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 mama's dropping you off. At 14 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 she's getting older too. And don't lose the way that you dance around in your. PJs getting ready for school. (Chorus:). 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 could stay this simple. No one's ever burned you. Nothing's ever left you scared. Even though you want to just try to never grow up. Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room. Memorize what is sounded like what your dad gets home. Remember the footsteps remember the words said. And all your little brother's favorite songs. I just realized everything I had is someday gonna be gone. So here I am in my new apartment. In a big city they just dropped me off. It's so much colder than I thought it would be. So I tuck myself in and turn my nightlight on. Wish I'd never grown up. I wish I'd never grown up. Oh I don't wanna grow up. Wish I'd never grown up. Could still be little. Oh I don't wanna grow up. Wish I'd never grown up. It could still be simple. (Chorus:). 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 could stay this simple. Won't let nobody hurt you. Won't let no one break your heart. And even though you want to please try to never grow up. Don't you ever grow up. Just never grow up