I'm just a child tryin' to be a woman And you, ah, you are a strange one Tryin' to be my man Ah, lyin' here, lyin' here so close to me, tryin' I love you, I love you, I love you But it's so hard for me to be me I wish I could give to you I'd be free, I'd be free, I'd be free Ah, then I could be me I'm just a child tryin' to be a woman And you, ah, you are a strange one Tryin' to be my friend Ah, lyin' here tellin' me what you feel, tryin' I need you, I need you, I need you But it's so hard for me to be me I wish I could live for you I'd be free, I'd be free, I'd be free Ah, then I could be me I'm just a child tryin' to be a woman And you, you are a strange one Tryin' not to be a child