I'll do anything
  For my sweet sixteen,
  And I'll do anything
  For little run away child
    Gave my heart an engagement ring.
  She took ev'rything.
  Ev'rything I gave her,
  Oh sweet sixteen.
    Built a moon
  For a rocking chair.
  I never guessed it would
  Rock her far from here
  Oh, oh, oh, oh.
    Someone's built a candy castle
  For my sweet sixteen.
  Someone's built a candy brain
  And filled it in.
    Well I'll do anything
  For my sweet sixteen
  Oh I'll do anything
  For little runaway child
    Well, memories will burn you.
  Memories grow older as people can
  They just get colder
  Like sweet sixteen
    Oh, I see it's clear
  Baby, that you are
  All through here
  Oh, oh, oh, oh.
    Someone's built a candy castle
  For my sweet sixteen,
  Someone's built a candy house
  To house her in.
  Someone's built a candy castle
  For my sweet sixteen.
  Someone's built a candy brain
  And filled it in.
    And I do anything
  For my sweet sixteen
  Oh, I do anything
  For little run away girl.
    Yeah, sad and lonely and blue.
  Yeah, gettin' over you.
  How, how do you think it feels
  Yeah to get up in the morning, get over you.
  Up in the morning, get over you.
  Wipe away the tears, get over you,
  get over, get over...
    My sweet sixteen
  Oh runaway child
  Oh sweet sixteen
  Little runaway girl.
    Gave my heart an engagement ring
  She left everything
  Everything I gave her
  Sweet sixteen
  Built a moon
  For a rocking chair,
  Never guessed it would
  Rock her far from here
  Oh, oh, oh
    Someone's built a candy castle
  For my sweet sixteen.
  Someone's built a candy house
  To house her in.
  Someone's built a candy castle
  For my sweet sixteen
  Someone's built a candy house
  To house her in.
    And I'll do anything
  For my sweet sixteen
  Oh, I'll do anything
  For little runaway child.
    Do anything
  For my sweet sixteen
  I'll do anything
  For little runaway girl
  Little runaway girl
  Oh sweet sixteen
  Oh sweet sixteen
  Oh.