Written by natalie cole      (hoo, hoo, hoo) mmm (hoo, hoo, hoo)      Growing up wasn't easy for annie mae      (hoo, hoo, hoo)      A little girl in a great big world      Annie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo)      No one knew about her past      Some people swore she'd never last      She was (growing up much too fast)      Growing (hoo, hoo, hoo)      Just a little too fast (hoo, hoo, hoo)      Never had her a mama, no, no      Annie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo)      Rarely heard a kind spoken word      Annie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo)      Looking at life through an empty shell      And all the time she's catching hell      She was growing      (growing up much too fast) up much too fast      Does anybody know where is annie mae today      Where oh where is annie mae      All you got to do is look into the faces of      All the young girls      On the avenue--(young girls!)      Oh, well, (hoo, hoo, hoo) ha      In the night hear her cry, annie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo)      Hurt and pain keeps coming again      And again, and again, annie mae (hoo, hoo, hoo)      Trippin' and runnin' is blowin' her mind      Tryin' to decide if she'll make it this time      She was (growing up) oh, yeah (much too fast)      She was (growing up much too fast)      Somebody got to stop her, oh annie, annie      (ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is annie mae)      Annie, annie      Somebody      (ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is annie mae)      Got to stop her, oh, annie, annie,      (ooh) (hoo, hoo, hoo) (where is annie mae)      Annie, annie      She's runnin', she's runnin'      Growin' up too fast, oh, oh      (she's running') oh, oh      Growin' up too fast, oh, oh      (she's runnin') oh, oh      Growin' up too fast, oh, hey      (she's runnin') annie, annie mae, yeah      (she's running) where you goin' annie      (she's runnin') don't you think somebody aught to stop you      (she's runnin') somebody aught to stop you      (she's runnin') don't you think I'm gonna try to stop you