I've watched you grow for all these years and shamefully admit,
I've loved to watch you blossom and it's awful hard to quit
feeling these feelings stirring up inside of me.
You nearly are a woman now and in a couple years,
all the rules and boundaries will slowly disappear,
wait now my child until you get a little older,
every new sunrise brings your heart a little closer- to me

CHORUS:
But I can't make love to you
because you're fourteen just a peck on the cheek as I'm counting the weeks go by (why? why?)
We can't make love together
because you're fourteen years old
And the trust of your mom that we're not doing wrong,
I just can't betray-today.
Just an ounce of patience we can still do things we like-
watch you eat an ice cream cone and watch you ride your bike
Patiently longing for that future day of truth-
I want to hug and kiss you nearly every time I see you
but I don't want the neighborhood to get the wrong idea
there'll come a day when love like ours is not a crime
just give it time-

CHORUS (2x)
But I can't make love to you
because you're fourteen just a hug and a sigh from a law biding guy tonight (why? why?)
We can't make love together- because you're fourteen years old
And the trust of your mom that we're not doing wrong, I just can't betray-today.



Lyrics submitted by black_cow_of_death

Track duration: 03:04


Fourteen song meanings
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    General Comment:My 18 year old friend was dating a 14 year old so we always teased him and said this was his anthem. He never objected to it.
    Flag astrozombieon March 29, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:This song is hilarious. While I may be another "I'm, like, totally, like, in the, like same situation" (albeit I'm not fourteen) I can't help but laugh at this song comedic sounding approach to an older man dating an underage girl.
    Flag Ximenaon January 08, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:haha i can completly relate to this song 100%..except for the fact that i got the guy ;)

    The guy who i can relate it to said it reminded him of me. lol
    Flag OHemGEE11on December 19, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:bittersweet, youre a slut


    btw this song rocks
    Flag DrLoveon April 10, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:They wrote this song when they opened for No Doubt. And all the fans at the shows looked 14.
    Flag AnArchaeologiston January 18, 2005   Link
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    General Comment:......but its awesome.
    Flag Bertxxon December 17, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:song's so pedophile.
    Flag Bertxxon December 17, 2004   Link
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    General Comment:haha i gotcha. works for me as well because i'm 15 and the guy i was seeing was 20 and last night i 'saw' someone who was 21. shh.
    Flag bittersweeton September 29, 2002   Link
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    General Comment:awesome song, werks for me coz i'm 14 and the guy i'm "with" is 18. . . so yup
    Flag holby178on September 28, 2002   Link
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    General Comment:this song is so great! is it just me or does it remind anyone else of "the phantom of the opera"?
    Flag ducktapeon August 28, 2002   Link

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