Written by natalie (hoo, hoo, hoo) mmm (hoo, hoo, hoo) Growing up wasn't for annie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) A little in a great big world mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) No one knew about her Some people swore she'd last She was (growing up too fast) (hoo, hoo, hoo) Just a too fast (hoo, hoo, hoo) had her a mama, no, no mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) Rarely heard a spoken word mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) Looking at through an empty shell And all the she's catching hell She was (growing up much too fast) up much too Does know where is annie mae today Where oh is annie mae All you got to do is look the faces of All the young On the avenue--(young girls!) Oh, well, (hoo, hoo, hoo) ha In the night hear her cry, mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) and pain keeps coming again And again, and again, mae (hoo, hoo, hoo) Trippin' and runnin' is her mind Tryin' to decide if she'll make it this She was (growing up) oh, (much too fast) She was (growing up too fast) got to stop her, oh annie, annie (ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is mae) Annie, (ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is mae) Got to her, oh, annie, annie, (ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is mae) Annie, She's runnin', she's up too fast, oh, oh (she's running') oh, oh up too fast, oh, oh (she's runnin') oh, oh up too fast, oh, hey (she's runnin') annie, annie mae, (she's running) you goin' annie (she's runnin') don't you somebody aught to stop you (she's runnin') aught to stop you (she's runnin') don't you think I'm gonna try to you