Sixteen and oh so pretty Gets down to the nitty gritty She's all over the scene In movies and magazines Everybody knows her name but She sits in a pile of shame Her friends on the ground She's looking down in jealously She wants to run But there's nowhere to hide Her name is hang up on the northeast lights Give her a break She feels the knot on her spleen My God, she's only sixteen Gets up at five am Just in time to get there inset Three hours of sleep Not much for a teen Artificial strands of hair glued to her She's unaware her dad won't leave She pays the bills so they can eat She wants to run But there's nowhere to hide Her name is hang up on the northeast lights Give her a break She feels the knot on her spleen My God, she's only sixteen I didn't want his life I didn't want his life I didn't want his life (Sixteen) (I'm sixteen) (I'm only sixteen) I want my freedom Give me my freedom Give me my freedom I'm young I'm only sixteen Living in the Hollywood sea I'm only sixteen