You're Too Young lyrics

She was so clever for her age

As a kid she took pride in everything she said or did,

She was born as an angel, ticked every box in the list

How could someone so beautiful end up like this?

She was brought up on an everyday council estate,

had friends and family who were never too far away

Even as a kid she'd sometimes lose her temper

and if attentions being given garunteed she’s in the center,

School was a struggle, result of her behaviour

excluded for the fights, a saint a few days later

coz when she got angry, she'd flip, see red

You’re too pretty for the violence, her mum always said

She had high asperations, she was chasing the dream

Until her first conviction at the age of fourteen

She nearly killed a girl just for looking the wrong way

Smashed her head so hard against the ground

she was unconscious for days,

Passers by stopped to witness the torture,

While she stamped on the head of a policemans daughter,

No remorse for the cause of the magistrates court,

It was everybody elses fault of course

(Refrain)

what you doing with your night?

you’re too young to ruin your life

what you doing with your life?

you’re too young to die tonight

After that things began to slip out of grip

And her grades were failing but she didn’t give a…

She was top dog at school and all the girls were scared

And when she walked through the corridors, all the boys stared

She craved to be wanted she didn't care how

She wanted everything including this guy Ben she liked now

He was 19, liked fighting and smoking the green

He was a dealer, had a beamer, she thought he was a dream

She got his number ‘hey you okay text back Chelsea Price’

It was monday they agreed to meet up on friday night

She played it cool, the whole week she wondered what to wear

She planned her jewellery, her makeup, her shoes and her hair

The days went so slow, school was so boring

But before she knew it, it was already friday morning

She was nervous and scared but in a good way,

She had no idea that this was no ordinary day

When she walked down the stairs it was 7 o’clock,

He was coming at 8, she had to iron her top

7:45 came and she looked gorgeous

Rapunzel let out too early from the fortress

(Refrain)

She gets in the car, says hi, they drive off

They head to a car park where he can skin up

She gets into conversation nods and smiles

and she feels so happy and not even shy

A girl pulls up, sees Ben and screams

He puts the car in gear and gets ready to leave

This girl gets outta the car and stands in front

she screams ‘thats my boyfriend get out you little…’

Chelsea turns to Ben who just shrugs you don't believe her

She's never been scared and she's not today either

She puts her hand on the door and gets out to fight

She's angry now this bitch has just ruined her night

The two girls clash, hair pulling, fists flying

Chelsea sees blood gushing the other steps back crying

Chelsea grins coz she thinks she's won

Then she looks at Bens face who's completely stunned

Then there's a pain in the middle of her stomach,

The bloods on her t-shirt, the other girl starts running

Chelseas heart thuds, panic sets in more

Looks down at the pool of blood

and there's a knife on the floor

(Refrain)

She hears tires screeching, loosing so much blood

Bens car's gone it's got a boot full of drugs

She lies there eyes wide open facing the sky,

Thoughts roll outta her mind while she questions why

Her last movement and the tears she's crying,

She thinks about her family as she lies there dying,

She's alone on her own because of the violence

Can't hear people or friends or help or sirens

She whispers ‘I'm sorry’

There's no one on the way,

as she returns to an angel,

and her soul slips away

(Refrain)

• Artist:Lucy Spraggan
• Album:Top Room at the Zoo (2011)