Growing Up Lyrics - Singles - Philip 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 girls request 

That she go 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, total shock 

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 his 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 teachers pet again 

And finally when she makes it home 

She doesn't know what is wrong or right 

Should she tell her mama 

Or should she keep quiet 

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 

She's learning, learning 

She's learning, learning 

She's learning, learning 

She's learning, learning 

Growing up 

Growing up 

Growing up