More Than Seventeen - Adrina Thorpe
Simone is tall
Red haired and beautiful
With a silent strength she carries on her own
She reads her books
So full of wisdom
Every dream in her is built on precious truth
And still you can't hold time still and still
You can't hold her still she's more than seventeen
She's more than you could dare to dream yeah
Daddy's little girl has grown up faster than he ever could have thought
She met a man
Wild and glorious
With a deep resolve for loving only one
He asked her for her hand to marry
But her father wouldn't listen to a word
And still you can't hold time still
And still you can't hold her still
She's more than seventeen
She's more than you could dare to dream yeah
Daddy's little girl has grown up faster than he ever could have thought
She's almost twenty three
She's deeper than you'd ever see yeah
Daddy's little girl has grown up faster than he ever could have thought
But daddy sees her oh so little
She was only seven just the other day
She played with toys she rode a tricycle
Does he see the woman standing here today
And still you can't hold time still and still
You can't hold her still
She's more than seventeen
She's more than you could dare to dream yeah
Daddy's little girl has grown up faster than he ever could have thought
She's almost twenty three
She's solid as you'll ever be yeah
Daddy's little girl has grown up faster than he ever could have thought
Yeah daddy's little girl has grown up faster than he ever could have thought
Yeah daddy's little girl has grown up faster than he ever could have thought
