Never Grow Up

Your little hand's wrapped around my finger

And it's so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter 'cause you're dreaming
So I took you in
Turn on your favorite night light
To you, everything's funny
You've got nothing to regret
I'd give all I had, honey
If you could stay like that

Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up 
Just stay this little 
Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up 
It can stay this simple


I won't let nobody hurt you,

Won't let no one break your heart
And no one will desert you 
Just try to never grow up, 

And never grow up

You're in the car on the way to the movies
And you're mortified
Your mom's dropping you off
At fourteen there's just so much you can't do 
And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots
But don't make her drop you off around the block 
Remember that she's getting older too 
And don't lose the way that you dance around in your PJ's getting ready for school

Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up 
Just stay this little 
Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up 
It can stay this simple

And no one's ever burned you 
Nothing's ever left you scarred
And even though you want to 
Just try to never grow up
 
Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room
Memorize what it sounded like when your dad get's home
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said 
And all your little brother/s favorite songs 
I just realized everything I had is someday gonna be gone
 
So here I am in my new apartment 
In a big city, they just dropped me off
It's so much colder than I thought it would be 
So I tucked myself in and turned my night light on
 
Wish I'd never grown up
I wish I'd never grown up 
Oh, I don't wanna grow up 
Wish I'd never grown up 
Could still be little
 
Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up 
Just stay this little

Oh, darling don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up 
It can stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt you
Won't let no one break your heart
And even if you want to 
Please try to never grow up ...

Taylor Swift