Only Sixteen
She was only sixteen, only sixteen
But I loved her so
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
We'd laugh and we'd sing, and do funny things
And it made our hearts glow
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
So why did I give my heart so fast, it never will happen again
But I was a mere child of sixteen, I've aged a year since then
She was only sixteen, only sixteen
Oooh with eyes that would glow
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
So why did I give my heart so fast, it never will happen again
But I was a mere child of sixteen, I've aged a year since then
Now she was only sixteen, only sixteen
Oooh but I loved that girl so
But she was too young to fall in love
And I was too young to know
Yes she was too young to fall in love
And I, I was too young, I was much too young to know
Apenas Dezesseis
Ela tinha apenas dezesseis, apenas dezesseis
Mas eu a amava tanto
Mas ela era nova demais pra se apaixonar
E eu era novo demais pra saber
Nós ríamos e cantávamos, fazíamos coisas engraçadas
E isso fazia nossos corações brilharem
Mas ela era nova demais pra se apaixonar
E eu era novo demais pra saber
Então por que eu entreguei meu coração tão rápido, isso nunca vai acontecer de novo
Mas eu era apenas uma criança de dezesseis, já se passou um ano desde então
Ela tinha apenas dezesseis, apenas dezesseis
Oooh com olhos que brilhavam
Mas ela era nova demais pra se apaixonar
E eu era novo demais pra saber
Então por que eu entreguei meu coração tão rápido, isso nunca vai acontecer de novo
Mas eu era apenas uma criança de dezesseis, já se passou um ano desde então
Agora ela tinha apenas dezesseis, apenas dezesseis
Oooh mas eu amava aquela garota tanto
Mas ela era nova demais pra se apaixonar
E eu era novo demais pra saber
Sim, ela era nova demais pra se apaixonar
E eu, eu era novo demais, eu era novo demais pra saber
Composição: S. Cooke / Sam Cooke