when you are 18

when you are eighteen

you're a man who is ready

who is strong and who's steady

you know what i mean?

when you are eighteen

then you should be respected

and you don't need protected

when you are eighteen. when you are eighteen

you are braver and bolder

than that crowd who are older

you know what i mean?

'cos when you are eighteen

with all those years to prepare you

there's nothing can scare you

when you are eighteen. i'm ready to travel

to follow my star

to the places i've been dreaming of. i'm ready for living;

i'm ready for life

and i know that i'm ready for love. but when you are eighteen

they say love's complicated