Sweet 16

Yesterday we were comin' of age, everything brand-new Just a boy and girl, us against the world We didn't have a thing to lose Blue jeans, Friday night lights, and in the blink of an eye We came alive as our innocence died underneath the September sky And now sweet 16's 34 We traded in a drop-top hot rod Chevy for a four-door Ford And those sweet memories are forevermore A lot of things changed, but I love it just the same Or even more than I did before Rat races and places to be turned to nothin' to prove Jagger fifths in our grocery list, and they're laced with some honey dews New shoes and backpacks for school, ain't we livin' the dream? We were breakin' the rules, now we're makin' the rules And we're somewhere in between Somewhere between a dream and a compromise Every day reminds me how time flies And now sweet 16's 34 We traded in a drop-top hot rod Chevy for a four-door Ford And those sweet memories are forevermore A lot of things changed, but I love it just the same Or even more than I did before You were gonna be an actress, I was gonna be a big rock star A house in the hills, everything but bills Champaign and caviar Photo shoots, first class flights We'd sleep all day and rage all night Just you and I livin' the life, yeah We got no Oscar, we got no Grammy But we got us friends and family The wheels keep spinnin' just a lovin' and a livin' And it's better than it was before And now sweet 16's 34 We traded in a drop-top hot rod Chevy for a four-door Ford And those sweet memories are forevermore A lot of things changed, but I love it just the same Or even more than I did before And now sweet 16's 34 The wheels keep spinnin' just a lovin' and a livin' And it's better than it was before