Baby, baby, brush the dust of youth from off your shoulder Because the years of threading daisies lie behind you now Don't return to fields of green where rainbow secrets were told Place your ragged doll with all the toys and makes and deeds I will show you games where the winner never wins Let your hair down, wear the dress your mother wore Let me sleep beside you Lock away your childhood and throw away the key For now the streets and city sounds will burn your eyes as coals You shall drink the oldest wine and velvet skies will linger Child, you're a woman now, your heart and soul are free I will hold a lighted lamp and we shall walk together Let your hair down, wear the dress your mother wore Let me sleep beside you Your darker eyes close free, but your lips are void of mystery You could not imagine that it could happen this way, could you? I will give you dreams and I'll tell you things you'd like to hear Let your hair hang down, wear the dress your mother wore Let me sleep beside you Let me sleep beside you Let me sleep beside you