1964

I didn't know any different When I walked away from the car that day You kissed my cheek, I sent a smile your way You said, "Don't let anyone put that smile away" As I skipped down the road feeling ever so old Your throat went dry and your eyes went cold I'm not a child anymore And I really am sure Please don't waste your tears As I lock the front door We don't listen to the radio Just us two sat in the car alone Talk about the newspaper Have a whine and a moan I'm not a child anymore And I really am sure You can't stop the world With a medicinal cure We don't listen to the radio Just us two sat in the car alone Talk about the newspaper Have a whine and a moan Because you know that my ten o'clock curfew is no more Tell me that I act young, that I am so immature Well, there are a few things that I won't mention at all I know you think I don't know what I am doing Well, I guess that you're right I've spent my whole life blagging Then you tell me I'm precocious That I'm going way too fast Well, I did leave home It was never gonna last But just because I don't watch musicals in bed Doesn't mean I don't have the songs stuck in my head I'm not a child anymore And I really am sure Please don't waste your tears As I lock the front door We don't listen to the radio Just us two sat in the car alone Talk about the newspaper Have a whine and a moan I'm not a child anymore And I really am sure You can't stop the world With a medicinal cure We don't listen to the radio Just us two sat in the car alone Talk about the newspaper Have a whine and a moan Because you know that my ten o'clock curfew is no more The sights, the flashing lights Parties and costumes, TFL nights I know I can't control the past that be But father, please listen Just let go of me