A bell is no bell till you ring it

A song is no song till you sing it

And love in your heart wasn't put there to stay

Love is not love till you give it away

When you are sixteen going on seventeen

Waiting for life to start

Somebody kind who touches your mind
Will suddenly touch your heart

When that happens, after it happens

Nothing is quite the same

Somehow you know, you'll jump up and go
If ever he calls your name
Gone are your old ideas of life
The old ideas grow dim

Lo and behold, you're someone's wife
And you belong to him

You may think this kind of adventure

Never may come to you

Darling sixteen going on seventeen

Wait a year or two
I'll wait a year

Just wait a year or two