Her mama bought her a hopechest   To keep her dreams inside   All the precious memories   Little things she'd like to hide   A magic wand, an old rag doll   Some plastic pearls 'cause after all      A little girl is only a little girl so long   And tender hearts need their stars to wish upon   'Cause one day you will turn around and she'll be gone   A little girl is only a little girl so long      One day when she got home from school   She slipped a little note   Beneath the tattered lining   And here is what he wrote   "Roses are red, violets are blue"   "Put an X in the box if you like me too"      A little girl is only a little girl so long   And tender hearts need their stars to wish upon   'Cause one day you will turn around and she'll be gone   A little girl is only a little girl so long      They married in the garden on a perfect July day   In a horse and carriage they waved and rode away   Mama went inside to put away her wedding dress   And spotted a letter lying on the old hopechest      It said...   A little girl is only a little girl so long   Your lonely heart might need a star to wish upon   So look inside once in a while to bring the memories home   A little girl is only a little girl   And I will always be your little girl...   So long