Natalie Cole - Annie Mae Lyrics
Written by natalie cole(hoo, hoo, hoo) mmm (hoo, hoo, hoo)Growing up wasnt easy for annie mae(hoo, hoo, hoo)A little girl in a great big worldAnnie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo)No one knew about her pastSome people swore shed never lastShe was (growing up much too fast)Growing (hoo, hoo, hoo)Just a little too fast (hoo, hoo, hoo)Never had her a mama, no, noAnnie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo)Rarely heard a kind spoken wordAnnie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo)Looking at life through an empty shellAnd all the time shes catching hellShe was growing(growing up much too fast) up much too fastDoes anybody know where is annie mae todayWhere oh where is annie maeAll you got to do is look into the faces ofAll the young girlsOn the avenue--(young girls!)Oh, well, (hoo, hoo, hoo) haIn the night hear her cry, annie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo)Hurt and pain keeps coming againAnd again, and again, annie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo)Trippin and runnin is blowin her mindTryin to decide if shell make it this timeShe was (growing up) oh, yeah (much too fast)She was (growing up much too fast)Somebody got to stop her, oh annie, annie(ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is annie mae)Annie, annieSomebody(ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is annie mae)Got to stop her, oh, annie, annie,(ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is annie mae)Annie, annieShes runnin, shes runninGrowin up too fast, oh, oh(shes running) oh, ohGrowin up too fast, oh, oh(shes runnin) oh, ohGrowin up too fast, oh, hey(shes runnin) annie, annie mae, yeah(shes running) where you goin annie(shes runnin) dont you think somebody aught to stop you(shes runnin) somebody aught to stop you(shes runnin) dont you think Im gonna try to stop you