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Never Grow Up

Taylor Swift

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Taylor Swift

Lead Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Taylor Swift

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Taylor Swift

Producer

Nathan Chapman

Producer

Chad Carlson

Recording Engineer

Chuck Ainlay

Recording Engineer

Drew Bollman

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Justin Niebank

Mixing Engineer

Lowell Reynolds

Lowell Reynolds

Additional Engineer

Matt Rausch

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Steve Blackmon

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Steve Marcantonio

Steve Marcantonio

Recording Engineer

Todd Tidwell

Assistant Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Your little hand's wrapped around my finger

And it's so quiet in the world tonight

Your little eyelids flutter 'cause you're dreaming

So I tuck you in, turn on your favorite night light

To you everything's funny

You got nothing to regret

I'd give all I have, honey

If you could stay like that

[Chorus]

Oh, darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh, darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt you

Won't let no one break your heart

And no one will desert you

Just try to never grow up

Never grow up

[Verse 2]

You're in the car on the way to the movies

And you're mortified your mom's dropping you off

At fourteen there's just so much you can't do

And you can't wait to move out someday

And call your own shots

But don't make her drop you off around the block

Remember that she's getting older, too

And don't lose the way that you dance

Around in your pj's getting ready for school

[Chorus]

Oh, darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh, darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

And no one's ever burned you

Nothing's ever left you scarred

And even though you want to

Just try to never grow up

[Bridge]

Take pictures in your mind of your childhood room

Memorize what it sounded like when your dad gets home

Remember the footsteps, remember the words said

And all your little brother's favorite songs

I just realized everything I have is someday gonna be gone

[Verse 3]

So here I am in my new apartment

In a big city, they just dropped me off

It's so much colder than I thought it would be

So I tuck myself in and turn my night light on

[Chorus]

Wish I'd never grown up

I wish I'd never grown up

[Chorus]

Oh, I don't wanna grow up

Wish I'd never grown up

I could still be little

Oh, I don't wanna grow up

Wish I'd never grown up

It could still be simple

[Chorus]

Oh, darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, just stay this little

Oh, darling, don't you ever grow up

Don't you ever grow up, it could stay this simple

I won't let nobody hurt you (Never grow up)

Won't let no one break your heart

And even though you want to

Please try to never grow up

[Outro]

Oh, oh, whoa, don't you ever grow up

Oh, whoa (Never grow up)

Just never grow up

Written by: Taylor Swift

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