She was only sixteen Only sixteen And I loved her so She was too young To fall in love And I was too young to know We'd laugh and we'd sing And do the little things That made our hearts glow But she was too young To fall in love And I was too young to know Why did I give my heart so fast It never will happen again But I was a mere lad of sixteen I've aged a year since then She was only sixteen Only sixteen With eyes that would glow She was too young To fall in love And I was too young to know (But why did you give your heart so fast?) Oh, it never will happen again (But you were a mere lad of sixteen) I've aged a year since then She was only sixteen Only sixteen With eyes that would glow But she was too young To fall in love And I was too young to know Oh, she was too young To fall in love And I was too young to know Oh-oh-oh, she was too young To fall in love And I was too young to know