I Am Sixteen (going On Seventeen)

<p>[Rolf:] You wait, little girl, on an empty stage For fate to turn the light on Your life, little girl, is an empty page That men will want to write on</p><p>[Liesl:] To write on</p><p>[Rolf:] You are sixteen going on seventeen Baby, it's time to think Better beware, be canny and careful Baby, you're on the brink</p><p>You are sixteen going on seventeen Fellows will fall in line Eager young lads and rogues and cads Will offer you food and wine</p><p>Totally unprepared are you To face a world of men Timid and shy and scared are you Of things beyond your ken</p><p>You need someone older an wiser Telling you what to do I am seventeen going on eighteen I'll take care of you</p><p>[Liesl:] I am sixteen going on seventeen I know that I'm naive Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet And willingly I believe</p><p>I am sixteen going on seventeen Innocent as a rose Bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies What do I know of those</p><p>Totally unprepared am I To face a world of men Timid and shy and scared am I Of things beyond my ken</p><p>I need someone older and wiser Telling me what to do You are seventeen going on eighteen I'll depend on you</p>