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"SWEET LITTLE SIXTEEN"
PERFORMED BY JERRY LEE LEWIS AND ELVIS PRESLEY
I REMEMBER BACK WHEN I WAS ONLY SIXTEEN
I NEVER BECAME A HOMECOMING QUEEN
BUT OH,HOW I LOVED A BOY
ANF I ALWAYS WILL
EYES DROP -DEAD BLUE
AND HE ALWAYS WAS CRUISIN'
AND HE ALWAYS REMEMBERED
THAT MY NAME WAS SUSAN


HOW WE USED TO DANCE
AND PLAY IN THE DARK
AND EVERYWHERE, HE LEFT A PIECE OF
HIS HEART
HE USED TO TELL ME
DAY AFTER DAY...HOW HE'D NEVER LEAVE ME
HOW HE WANTED TO STAY...


TIME PASSED ALONG
AND HE WENT ON HIS WAY
AND I OFTEN WONDERED
WHAT I'D EVER SAY
IF HE EVER RETURNED
REMEMBERING THE WORDS,, THAT WE HAD SPOKEN
HOW EVEN, TODAY MY VOW'S NOT BEEN BROKEN


IN MY HEART I STILL AM SIXTEEN
AND I STILL HAVE A CRUSH ON MY TEENAGE DREAM
DON'T KNOW IF HE KNOWS IT
BUT WE'RE STILL TOGETHER
FOR DEEP IN MY HEART
I WILL LOVE HIM FOREVER.




written by Susan Jane Kahon January 15 2002 12:17pm
SUGAR AND SPICE








"When I Was Sixteen.."
FROM THE POETRY COLLECTION OF SUSAN JANE KAHON
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