They say if you leave a horse alone it dies   Nestles into the hay and shuts its eyes   Well I’ve dreamt of being that horse a hundred times   And I end up a pile of bones and a cloud of flies   And when you’re nine years old you don’t care   If your on your own or one of a pair   And when you get salt in your eyes, sand in your hair   Call for mum or daddy they’ll be there      Please don’t turn me into a man   Cos I don’t want to see my skin fold   Oh please wont you keep me as I am   Oh people look so lonely when they’re old, when they’re old      When you come of age it’s not the same   No umbrella over your head when it rains   And your friends would rather get high than play a game   Oh it’s such a shame the way they change   And Emily’s hung over, Bill feels rough   Thinks his girlfriend might be up the duff...again   She threw up twice last night on the bus   And I never thought growing old could be so tough      Oh please don’t turn me into a man   Cos I don’t want to see my skin fold   Oh please wont you keep me as I am   Oh people look so lonely when they’re old, when they’re old