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Sixteen and Rising

Carly Rae Jepsen
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Intro

    
    

Verse 1

Written on the horizon
You were there, you were there, you were there
I was sixteen and rising  
Sitting home at your table
Playing house if you dare, if you dare
I was barely surviving  

Pre-Chorus

So unafraid and unaware
Like her mother never knew that she was there 
We drove to the island, sleeping on the ferry
Always thought you were the boy that I would marry
And I can't help but thinking it's a sin
How the good guys always try but never win 
'Cause I wanted something more than ordinary
And your love was always more than I could carry

Chorus

But if I'm honest, babe
Don't think of you all that often
You're just another door I had to close before I could open
I remember what you said 
The world can chew you up
And then it's gonna spit you right out
But if I'm honest, babe, that's exactly what I was hoping 
Ain't it funny how you said it?

Verse 2

I was hungry for something
A little mic at the back of the bar
They gave free magazines out  
You were turned on by dreamers
Kept a bag with a business card
I moved in by the weekend  

Pre-Chorus

So unafraid and unaware
Like her mother never knew that she was there 
We drove to the island, sleeping on the ferry
Always thought you were the boy that I would marry
And I can't help but thinking it's a sin
How the good guys always try but never win 
'Cause I wanted something more than ordinary
And your love was always more than I could carry

Chorus

But if I'm honest, babe
Don't think of you all that often
You're just another door I had to close before I could open
I remember what you said 
The world can chew you up
And then it's gonna spit you right out
But if I'm honest, babe, that's exactly what I was hoping 
Ain't it funny how you said it?

Bridge

Stars like a memory
I see the light
After it dies
(After it dies)
Stars like a memory
I see the light
After it dies
(After it dies)

Outro

Anyways
I came across a picture of your face
It made me think about you
I was sixteen and rising

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