Growing Up Songtext
von Phil Lynott

The little girl she comes running home from school
She′s lost her first public fight
She's so upset as she wipes away her tears
She can′t concentrate on her homework that night
And finally when she gets her homework right
Her daddy knows that something's wrong
But decides to leave the questions until later on
And later on at the little girl's request
She goes to bed early to rest
Like a weeping willow into her sleeping pillow she cries

The little girl is growing up
While her whole world it is falling down
I wish this hurting it could stop
But she′s only learning, learning


Her daddy gets up late for work
He′s got a cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth
He's late, he′s missed that train again
Oh, he's gonna shout
And finally when he gets to work
All his fears delivered with one blow
The boss says with a smile
"I′m sorry but you'll have to go"

The little girl is growing up
While her whole world it is falling down
I wish this hurting it could stop
But she′s only learning, learning

The little girl is growing up
While her whole world it is falling down
I wish this hurting it could stop
But she's only learning, learning

The little girl she makes it to school
She meets up with a friend
They both pretend they want to be
The teacher's pet again
And finally when she makes it home
She doesn′t know what is wrong or right
Should she tell her mama?
Should she keep it?


The little girl is growing up
While her whole world it is falling down
I wish this hurting it could stop
But she′s only learning, learning

The little girl is growing up
While her whole world it is falling down
I wish this hurting it could stop
But she's only learning, learning

The little girl is growing up
While her whole world it is falling down
I wish this hurting it could stop
But she′s only learning, learning

Learning, learning
She's learning, learning
She′s learning, learning
She's learning, learning
Growing up
Growing up
Growing up