I know you hate
the way I always say
that you'll learn someday
I love how you keep trying
to hold on to me
when I turn away
You' re painting me pictures
of Mrs and misters
And they' re pictures I' d love to believe
And that' s the beautiful thing
about the princes and their queens
And you' re being so young and naive
You say you' re a man
and you swear that you can give the world to me
But I' ve seen the world
and I can' t be the girl that I think you need
You beg me to listen
to see what I' m missing
You' re talking and all Adam and Eve
And I'm tempted to try
but the problem is
I am no longer young and naive
You look like a face in the movies
Your kisses straight out of a dream
You treat me like I was a princess
What in the world is the matter with me
It's not I' m jaded
but love is complicated
It' s hard to say that at 19
I hear what you' re saying
about having faith in
You promise you' II never leave
And I wishI didn' t know better
But I' m not so young and naive