Lyrics:
In The Land Of Sweet Sixteen [Version (a)]:
Through mem'rie's haze, I still can see
Sweet childhood days, how they beckon to me
Those happy hours without a care
Among the flowers, how I long to be there
It's simply grand, hand in hand
In the land of Sweet Sixteen
Look back and see, there was you, there was me
On the village green
We were happier then, little women and men
Don't you wish you were back there once again?
We used to play every day
Just as gay as Kings and Queens
How quick time flies
And we don't realize what childhood means
But when we're old, oh what we'd give again
Just to love and live again
Back in the land of Sweet Sixteen
It's simply teen
This land of joy where hearts of strong
Each girl and boy sings a little love song
No time to grieve, no cause to yearn
But once we leave, we can never return
Through mem'rie's haze, I still can see
Sweet childhood days, how they beckon to me
Those happy hours without a care
Among the flowers, how I long to be there
It's simply grand, hand in hand
In the land of Sweet Sixteen
Look back and see, there was you, there was me
On the village green
We were happier then, little women and men
Don't you wish you were back there once again?
We used to play every day
Just as gay as Kings and Queens
How quick time flies
And we don't realize what childhood means
But when we're old, oh what we'd give again
Just to love and live again
Back in the land of Sweet Sixteen
It's simply teen
This land of joy where hearts of strong
Each girl and boy sings a little love song
No time to grieve, no cause to yearn
But once we leave, we can never return
The Song:
In order for it to feel more authentic, Beck filled out his Song Reader book with song fragments and melodies, as well as fictional album collections and made-up album titles. "In The Land Of Sweet Sixteen" is listed as part of the album, Songs Of The Hill Country - Sacred And Native American Melodies.
Many, if not most, of the song titles on the back of "Saint Dude" are references to older sheet music/songs. "In The Land Of Sweet-Sixteen" was a song from 1923 by George Meyer.
In order for it to feel more authentic, Beck filled out his Song Reader book with song fragments and melodies, as well as fictional album collections and made-up album titles. "In The Land Of Sweet Sixteen" is listed as part of the album, Songs Of The Hill Country - Sacred And Native American Melodies.
Many, if not most, of the song titles on the back of "Saint Dude" are references to older sheet music/songs. "In The Land Of Sweet-Sixteen" was a song from 1923 by George Meyer.