I'm looking for songs about growing up too fast.?

Question

Something along the lines of Vienna by Billy Joel or Slow Down by Ozzy Osbourn.

Answer 1

Sweet Sixteen - Destiny's Child

Sweet Sixteen


You couldn't tell little Jackie nothing
Sixteen, thought she knew it all
(She was searching for the love she missed yeah)
And so she ran away

(Chorus)
(Slow down)
You're moving way too fast
(Sixteen)
There's so much for you ahead
Sweet sixteen
Do you know where you're running to

She fell in love with a man who was so fine (so fine)
He made her promises, yeah
She didn't stop to think if he was serious
(No, no, no)
Until she had his baby
Sweet sixteen
(Chorus)


Sixteen years, sixteen prayers
Sixteen reasons why I care
Sixteen tears, you're sixteen still
Sweet sixteen (girl)

I know you're feeling lonely
Who you gonna turn to
Just like the worlds closing in on you
Sweet sixteen
You need cherish what you have
You can forget about the past
Now you can start all over, you can start all over again
And cherish your life
(Chorus)


Sweet sixteen
Do you know where you're going to
Ba ba ba ba ba

At sixteen
Do you know where you're going to
Slow down
Do you know where you're going to

Sweet sixteen
At sixteen
Sweet sixteen

Answer 2

The aptly titled (for this question) "Growing Up Too Fast" by Kenny Marks, from the "Right where You Are" Album. It's from probably 1984, and is out of print, but you might be able to find it somewhere. I couldn't find the lyrics (I've got the tape, but not the time to copy them all down). The song follows two high schoolers, then on there are songs on later albums about their struggles as they get older and deal with their teenage choices.

Answer 3

abode - Blake Shelton not in any respect strengthen Up - Taylor speedy It isn't Like This For lengthy - Darius Rucker do not Blink - Kenny Chesney My Little lady - Tim McGraw There is going My existence - Kenny Chesney

Answer 4

Sic transit Gloria. - Brand New

Keep the noise low.
She doesn’t wanna blow it.
Shaking head to toe
while your left hand does “the show me around.”
Quickens your heartbeat.
It beats me straight into the ground.

You don’t recover from a night like this.
A victim, still lying in bed, completely motionless.
A hand moves in the dark to a zipper.
Hear a boy bracing tight against sheets
barely whisper, “This is so messed up.”

Upon arrival the guests had all stared.
Dripping wet and clearly depressed,
he’d headed straight for the stairs.
No longer cool, but a boy in a stitch,
unprepared for a life full of lies and failing relationships.

(Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.)

He keeps his hands low.
He doesn’t wanna blow it.
He’s wet from head to toe and
his eyes give her the up and the down.
His stomach turns and he thinks of throwing up.
But the body on the bed beckons forward
and he starts growing up.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe
you weren’t too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of...
It used to be the reason I breathed
but now it’s choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

She hits the lights.
This doesn’t seem quite fair.
Despite everything he learned from his friends,
he doesn’t feel so prepared.
She’s breathing quiet and smooth.
He’s gasping for air.
“This is the first and last time,” he says.
She fakes a smile and presses her hips into his.
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides.
He’s holding back from telling her
exactly what it really feels like.

He is the lamb, she is the slaughter.
She’s moving way too fast and all he wanted was to hold her.
Nothing that he tells her is really having an effect.
He whispers that he loves her,
but she’s probably only looking for...

(Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.)

So much more than he could ever give.
A life free of lies and a meaningful relationship.
He keeps his hands pinned down at his sides.
He waits for it to end
and for the aching in his guts to subside.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe
you weren’t too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of...
It used to be the reason I breathed
but now it’s choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

Up the stairs: the station where
the act becomes the art of growing up.

The fever, the focus.
The reasons that I had to believe
you weren’t too hard to sell.
Die young and save yourself.
The tickle, the taste of...
It used to be the reason I breathed
but now it’s choking me up.
Die young and save yourself.

Answer 5

A little ways back-a song called Cat's in the Cradle

Answer 6

18 and Life by Skid Row : 18 year-old gets life for a murder
Empire by Queensryche: kid becomes a drug dealer
Living Inside Her by Kelly's Lot: kid gets raped
Luka by Susanne Vega: Child abuse
Joy Droid by Kissing Tigers, probably close to what you want

Answer 7

I love Vienna. It's the greastest song, ever

Circle Game by Joni Mitchell

"...words like "when you're older' must appease him, and promises of someday fill his dreams..."

"...and they tell him 'take your time, it won't be long now, til you drag your feet to slow the Circles down'..."

What about Desperado, by the Eagles?

Answer 8

100 years! That is such a great song. It's kind of sad, though. It goes like this:
I'm 18 years, for a moment
Sea is higher than ever before...

It's really good. I think you'll like it if you haven't heard it before.

Answer 9

18 and life - Skid Row
Walkaway Joe - Trisha Yearwood

Answer 10

Butterfly kisses