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 runnin 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