Rolf and Liesl
SixTeen Going On Seventeen

Rolf: You wait, little girl, on an empty stage 
         For fate to turn the light onYour life, 
         little girl, is an empty page
         That men will want to write on 
Liesl: To write on
Rolf: You are sixteen going on seventeen 
        Baby, it's time to think 
        Better beware, be canny and careful 
        Baby, you're on the brink
        You are sixteen going on seventeen 
        Fellows will fall in line
        Eager young lads and rogues and cads 
       Will offer you food and wine
       Totally unprepared are you 
       To face a world of menTimid and shy and scared are you 
       Of things beyond your ken
       You need someone older an wiser 
       Telling you what to do 
       I am seventeen going on eighteen 
       I'll take care of you
Liesl: I am sixteen going on seventeen
       I know that I'm naive
       Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet 
       And willingly I believe
       I am sixteen going on seventeen
       Innocent as a rose
       Bachelor dandies, drinkers of brandies 
       What do I know of those
       Totally unprepared am I 
       To face a world of men 
       Timid and shy and scared am I
       Of things beyond my ken 
       I need someone older and wiser
      Telling me what to do 
      You are seventeen going on eighteen 
      I'll depend on you