Drinking alone and I’m just 16
I did what I was told and I’m just 16
Can’t cry about the world being so hard
They don’t see me as a child like they did. at the start
My Sweet 16 was meant to be my dream
But the older I get. The weaker I seem.
Age 10 stealing kisses in the corners rooms
Age 11 wearing makeup and trying to act cool
Age 12 chasing boys and running from the truth
Age 13 not eating for weeks because I didn’t look like the girls in my screen
Age 14 getting in Azhar and I didn’t even need a push up bra.
Age 15, I thought rock bottom was what I hit but hell is lower and now I feel like shit.
And now…? I’m just 16
University applications and I’m just 16
Credit or debit but I’m just 16
Facing a mid life crisis 35 years to early
I listened to the world and now it did my dirty
U need to grow up is what we’re told
But how can we do that when our inner child is still exposed.
Drinking is the norm because we are acting our age
2 months clean from vaping in that corner, and we really thought we were on display.
Out at parties and everyone knows my name
I’m just 16 and I’m stuck in a cage.
I still can’t reach the highest shelf but soon I’ll be living by myself
I’m just 16 and I’ve felt it all
And I don’t pay taxes or work a full time job
I can’t reach the highest shelf and I’m almost done with school
But the world told me to grow up
So I paid what was due
And yet all I want to do is act like a fool.
Drinking alone and I’m just 16
I did what I was told and I’m just 16
Can’t cry about the world being so hard
They don’t see me as a child like they did. at the start
My Sweet 16 was meant to be my dream
But the older I get. The weaker I seem.
I already know how the world plays this game
They took my innocence, yet they complain
But I’m just 16 at the end of the day
