Sweet Sixteen Lyrics
Destiny's Child
Lyrics
You couldn't tell little Jackie nothin'
Sixteen thought she knew it all
(She was searching for the love she missed yeah)
And so she ran away
(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
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
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
Song & Lyrics Facts
Destiny's Child is an American R&B girl group who released their song "Sweet Sixteen" in 1998 on their debut album, Destiny's Child. The band members at the time were Beyoncé Knowles, Kelly Rowland, LaTavia Roberson, and LeToya Luckett.
The track was written by Beyoncé Knowles, Anthony Dent, Robert Waller and produced by Anthony Dent and Robert Waller. It is a mid-tempo R&B song with lyrics that talk about the struggles of growing up and being sixteen years old. In it, they sing about having to deal with peer pressure, expectations from parents, and feeling like they don't fit in. The lyrics also express the desire for freedom and independence as they enter adulthood.