Sixteen and the Whole Sky

Adjust the mirror, take a breath The whole sky's waiting, baby girl Yesterday I tied your shoes, I swear it was yesterday Now you're signaling left like the road's already yours The radio's louder than the engine, just the way you like And I'm learning how to ride along I taught you how to look both ways Now I have to let you go and see Sixteen and the whole sky, baby girl Every road is open, every light is turning green Take it slow for me, but take it — it's all yours Sixteen and the whole sky And the porch light's always on when you come home You laugh with your whole body still, like when you were five You argue like a lawyer now — I wonder where that's from There's a wildness in your kindness that the world is gonna need So drive, my love — just buckle in I taught you how to look both ways Now I have to let you go and see Sixteen and the whole sky, baby girl Every road is open, every light is turning green Take it slow for me, but take it — it's all yours Sixteen and the whole sky And the porch light's always on when you come home Someday you'll be far down some highway I can't picture Singing songs I've never heard And you'll still be my girl in the rearview Always my girl Sixteen and the whole sky, baby girl Every road is open, every light is turning green Take it slow for me, but take it — it's all yours Sixteen and the whole sky And the porch light's always on when you come home Happy birthday, sweet sixteen Hands at ten and two — and fly