Your little hand's wrapped around my finger 
And it's so quiet in the world tonight
Your little eyelids flutter cause you're dreaming 
So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light 
To you everything's funny, you got nothing to regret  
I'd give all I have, honey 
If you could stay like that 

Oh darling, don't you ever grow up 
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt you, won't let no one break your heart 
And no one will desert you 
Just try to never grow up, never grow up 

You're in the car on the way to the movies
And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off 
At 14 there's just so much you can't do 
And you can't wait to move out someday and call your own shots
But don't make her drop you off around the block 
Remember that she's getting older too 
And don't lose the way that you dance around in your pj's getting ready for school
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
No one's ever burned you, nothing's ever left you scarred 
And even though you want to, just try to never grow up

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room 
Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home 
Remember the footsteps, remember the words said 
And all your little brother's favorite songs 
I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone     

So here I am in my new apartment
In a big city, they just dropped me off 
It's so much colder that I thought it would be
So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on 

Wish I'd never grown up 
I wish I'd never grown up 

Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up 
I could still be little 
Oh I don't wanna grow up, wish I'd never grown up
It could still be simple 
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up 
Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little
Oh darling, don't you ever grow up
Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple
Won't let nobody hurt you 
Won't let no one break your heart
And even though you want to, please try to never grow up 
Oh, don't you ever grow up 
Oh, never grow up, just never grow up