(Rolf)
You wait little girl
On an empty stage

For fate to turn the light on

Your life little girl

Is an empty page
That men will want to write on


(Liesl)
To write on


(Rolf)
You are 16 going on 17
Baby it's time to think

Better beware
Be canny and careful
Baby you're on the brink


You are 16 going on 17
Fellows will fall in line

Eager young lads
And grueways and cads
Will offer you food and wine


Totally unprepared are you
To face a world of men

Timid and shy and scared are you
Of things beyond your kin


You need someone
Older and wiser
Telling you what to do

I am 17 going on 18
I'll take care of you


(Liesl)
I am 16 going on 17
I know that I'm naive

Fellows I meet may tell me I'm sweet
And willingly I believe


I am 16 going on 17 innocent as a rose
Bachelor dandies
Drinkers of brandies

What do I know of those?

Totally unprepared am I

To face a world of men
Timid and shy and scared am I
Of things beyond your ken


I need someone
Older and wiser

Telling me what to do
You are 17 going on 18
I'll depend on you