She was only sixteen, only sixteen I loved her so But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know We'd laugh and we'd sing And do the little things That made my heart glow But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know Why did I give my heart so fast It never will happen again But I was a mere lad of sixteen I've aged a year since then She was only sixteen, only sixteen With eyes that would glow But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know (Then why did you give your heart so fast) Oh, it never will happen again (But you were a mere lad of sixteen) I've aged a year since then She was only sixteen, only sixteen With eyes that would glow But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know
She was only sixteen, only sixteen I loved her so But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know We'd laugh and we'd sing And do the little things That made my heart glow But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know Why did I give my heart so fast It never will happen again But I was a mere lad of sixteen I've aged a year since then She was only sixteen, only sixteen With eyes that would glow But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know (Then why did you give your heart so fast) Oh, it never will happen again (But you were a mere lad of sixteen) I've aged a year since then She was only sixteen, only sixteen With eyes that would glow But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know But she was too young to fall in love And I was too young to know
A canção foi originalmente escrita para o ator Steve Rowland, que pediu a Sam Cooke que compusse uma música especialmente para ele.
Sam Cooke reutilizou a ponte da sua própria composição anterior, “Little Things You Do”, ao criar “Only Sixteen”.
O gerente de Steve Rowland não aprovou a música, o que levou Cooke a gravá‑la ele mesmo em vez de entregá‑la ao ator.
A versão final gravada por Sam Cooke tornou‑se a gravação mais conhecida da canção, já que a versão planejada para Rowland nunca foi lançada.
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