You're too young
You're just a child
A grain of sand
A willow still bending

Go run along
You're on your own
You have to learn
How the world can hurt you

When you're older
We'll have a time
When you're older
There will be a place for us
When you're older
When you're older
When you're older
When you're older

Give me something
To remember you by
I see the flower
The chain around your neck
You're too young
You're just a child
A grain of sand
A willow still bending

When you're older
When you're older
When you're older
When you're older