11

7 years old, everything was right

Table for four on a Friday night

Didn't see any signs of a dead-end road

By the time I was 10, everything was changin'

Fell asleep every night prayin'

Didn't know which way to go

Mama did her best to hide her anger

And I did my best to try and save her

I was a little too young and a little too dumb

To ever think the day would come

When Dad would drive away and take his love with him

So I grew up fast in a whole new world

Waved goodbye to that little girl

I can see her now, innocent and 7

I wish I had never turned 11

Oh, whoa

We moved into a smaller house

How Mama did it all, I don't know how

Never went to bed without eatin'

At 13 I finally realized

What it means to get on with your life

But Daddy sure did, and he made it look easy

Mama did her best to hide the struggle

And I did my best to stay out of trouble

I was a little too young and a little too dumb

To ever think the day would come

When Dad would drive away and take his love with him

So I grew up fast in a whole new world

Waved goodbye to that little girl

I can see her now, innocent and seven

I wish I had never turned 11

I wish that I could turn back time

And tell myself it'll be alright

You're never going to lose the light in your eyes

I was a little too young and a little too dumb

To ever think the day would come

So I grew up fast in a whole new world

Waved goodbye to that little girl

I can see her now, innocent and 7

I can see her now, innocent and 7

I wish I had never turned 11

I wish I had never turned 11

Ooh, whoa

I wish I had never turned 11