He Would Be Sixteen

Lyrics

[Verse 1:] She gets in her car October Friday night Home from work down thirty-one Past Franklin High She can see the stadium lights She can hear the band A thousand crazy high school kids Screaming in the stands Quarterback and homecoming queen Love too young to know what it means She goes back in time Oh, in her mind It's like a dream [Chorus:] He would be sixteen The son she never knew It hurt so much to give him up But what else could she do? He would be sixteen [Verse 2] A child should have a home She knows her folks were right She never heard the couple's name Just that they were nice She wonders if he's taller than his father was? Does he drive a car by now? Has he been in love? She shakes back to reality She knows things turn out the way they should be But she just can't help but ask herself Does he know about me? [Chorus:] He would be sixteen The son she never knew It hurt so much to give him up But what else could she do? He would be sixteen She never even got to hold him And nights like this it hurts to miss The son she's never seen He would be sixteen He would be sixteen