i know youre pretty and you re young youre like an icicle in the sun you sparkle and you shine okay and one day soon youll melt away fade away melt away its 6o clock and growing colder and nobody looks out on the bay her breath is fogging up the window but i can see her cry the water glistened in her eye it trickled down and caught the light and crashed down quietly yeah youre pretty and you re young but no one said its any fun i know you heard somebody say every dog must have its day its not your day so bark away its 8o clock and growing older she wonders why they stay away her dress just dont fit her like it used to the meters running out she gets another shilling out she sighs and then she settles down another evening yeah youre pretty and you re young you re bursting out and having fun from where i stand you look okay oh i ll remember you this way come this way don t delay play the worn out tape the one that has you smiling play the part where each one leaves and waves goodbye turn the volume down on all the old excuses the ones that said i do or i will if i could it s true cause when you re old there s nothing new but just remember the ones that said i do i would if i could its true cause when youre old theres nothing new but just remember when youre pretty and you re young its sad to see what she s become and you just want to shake and shout meet somebody going out look straight ahead and part the crowd that covers her up like a shroud you youre pretty and you re young youre like an icicle in the sun number one rule of thumb