Annie Mae

歌詞

Written by Natalie Cole (Hoo, hoo, hoo) Mmm (hoo, hoo, hoo) Growing up wasn't easy for Annie Mae (Hoo, hoo, hoo) A little girl in a great big world Annie Mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) No one knew about her past Some people swore she'd never last She was (growing up much too fast) Growing (hoo, hoo, hoo) Just a little too fast (hoo, hoo, hoo) Never had her a Mama, no, no Annie Mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) Rarely heard a kind spoken word Annie Mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) Looking at life through an empty shell And all the time she's catching hell She was growing (Growing up much too fast) up much too fast Does anybody know where is Annie Mae today Where oh where is Annie Mae All you got to do is look into the faces of All the young girls On the avenue--(young girls!) Oh, well, (hoo, hoo, hoo) ha In the night hear her cry, Annie Mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) Hurt and pain keeps coming again And again, and again, Annie Mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) Trippin' and runnin' is blowin' her mind Tryin' to decide if she'll make it this time She was (growing up) oh, yeah (much too fast) She was (growing up much too fast) Somebody got to stop her, oh Annie, Annie (Ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is Annie Mae) Annie, Annie Somebody (Ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is Annie Mae) got to stop her, oh, Annie, Annie, (Ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is Annie Mae) Annie, Annie She's runnin', she's runnin' Growin' up too fast, oh, oh (She's running') oh, oh Growin' up too fast, oh, oh (She's runnin') oh, oh Growin' up too fast, oh, hey (She's runnin') Annie, Annie Mae, yeah (She's running) Where you goin' Annie (She's runnin') Don't you think somebody aught to stop you (She's runnin') Somebody aught to stop you (She's runnin') Don't you think I'm gonna try to stop you