You're Sixteen
The Beatles/Ringo Starr Lyrics
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Lips like strawberry wine
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine
You're all ribbons and curls, ooh, what a girl
Eyes that sparkle and shine
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine
We fell in love on the night we met
You touched my hand, my heart went pop
Ooh, when we kissed I could not stop
You walked out of my dreams and into my arms
Now you're my angel divine
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine
You're my baby, you're my pet
We fell in love on the night we met
You touched my hand, my heart went pop
Ooh, when we kissed I could not stop
You walked out of my dreams, and into my car
Now you're my angel divine
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine
You're sixteen, so beautiful, and you're mine
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine
All mine, all mine, all mine
All mine, all mine, all mine
The Beatles/Ringo Starr song "You're Sixteen" is a classic love ballad that explores the feelings of a man who has fallen deeply in love with a sixteen-year-old girl. The song begins with a description of the girl's appearance, which is compared to the sweetness of peaches and cream and the flavor of strawberry wine. She is described as being beautiful and desirable, with ribbons and curls that add to her youth and innocence. The lyrics suggest that the singer is smitten with this girl, finding her eyes to be sparkling and bright, and her overall appearance enchanting.
The song unfolds with the singer's expression of love and adoration for the young girl. He refers to her as "my baby" and "my pet," indicating that he wants to take care of her and protect her from harm. The lyrics describe how they fell in love on the night they met, with the singer's heart going "pop" when she touched his hand, and his inability to stop kissing her. He describes the magical feeling of having her walk out of his dreams and into his arms, making her his angel divine. The singer expresses that she is all his, emphasizing his ownership and adoration of her.
Line by Line Meaning
You come on like a dream, peaches and cream
You look like a beautiful fairy-tale, sweet and perfect
Lips like strawberry wine
Your lips are as enticing as sweet and vibrant strawberry wine
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine
You're young, lovely, and you belong to me
You're all ribbons and curls, ooh, what a girl
You're perfectly dressed and styled, oh, what a girl!
Eyes that sparkle and shine
Your eyes reflect joy and illumination
You're my baby, you're my pet
You're like my child and my beloved companion
We fell in love on the night we met
We fell in love at first sight
You touched my hand, my heart went pop
Your touch made my heart skip a beat
Ooh, when we kissed I could not stop
Our first kiss felt so good that I couldn't get enough
You walked out of my dreams and into my arms
You became a reality, no longer just a dream, and I'm holding you now
Now you're my angel divine
You're an angel in my eyes, so divine
You're sixteen, so beautiful, and you're mine
You're still very young and stunning, and you belong to me
All mine, all mine, all mine
You are completely mine, completely mine, completely mine
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: RICHARD SHERMAN, ROBERT SHERMAN
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@SamuelVII
Ho!
You're all ribbons and curls, ooh, what a girl,
Eyes that sparkle and shine.
You're sixteen, you're beautiful and you're mine.
(mine, all mine, mine, mine)
You're my baby, you're my pet,
We fell in love on the night we met.
You touched my hand, my heart went pop,
Ooh, when we kissed, i could not stop.
You walked out of my dreams, into my arms,
Now you're my angel divine.
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
You're my baby, you're my pet,
We fell in love on the night we met.
You touched my hand, my heart went pop,
Ooh, when we kissed, i could not stop.
You walked out of my dreams, into my car,
Now you're my angel divine.
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
You're sixteen, you're beautiful, and you're mine.
All mine, all mine, all mine.
@sarveshbane1718
Paul: she's just 17 ....
Ringo: imma do you one better
@cochayuyo1084
In Paul's defence, he was 17 when he wrote that song
@419HLR
@@cochayuyo1084 In Ringos defense he didn’t write this song
@P0ppyPaws
I remember he wouldn’t play this when we saw him in concert. He was like “can’t sing that anymore, sorry!”
@VideoHeadMan
Really?! I think he played that with one of my concerts. I’m sure it was a royalties dispute at the moment
@donaldcarpenter5328
We saw him last year at St. Michelle winery (great venue) and he most certainly sang this one !
@donaldcarpenter5328
One he didn't play from that era was "Oh MY MY", he did "Back OFF Boogaloo" also.
@someguy42093
I was glad he didn’t when I saw him in Indianapolis.
@louiscalabrese9945
🤫Because this song is about a pedophile.
@nanmacd
some interesting trivia for this video: Carrie Fisher was born in 1956 in october, so she was 21 in this video and Ringo is 16 years older than her