Remember how we used to party up all night
Sneaking out and looking for a taste of real life
Drinking in the small town firelight
Pabst blue ribbons on ice

Sweet sixteen and we had arrived
Walking down the streets as they whistle "Hi, hi"
Stealing police cars with the senior guys
Teachers said we'd never make it out alive

There she was, my new best friend
High heels in her hands, swaying in the wind
While she starts to cry
Mascara running down her little bambi eyes
"Lana, how I hate those guys"

This is what makes us girls
We all look for heaven
And we put love first
Something that we'd die for
It's a curse
Don't cry about it
Don't cry about it

This is what makes us girls
We don't stick together
'Cause we put love first
Don't cry about him
Don't cry about him
It's all gonna happen

And that's where the beginning of the end begun
Everybody knew that we had too much fun
We were skipping school
And drinking on the job
With the boss

Sweet sixteen and we had arrived
Baby's table dancing at the local dive
Cheering our names in the pink spotlight
Drinking cherry schnapps in the velvet night

Yo, we used to go break-in
To the hotel, glimmer and we'd swim
Running from the cops in our black bikini tops
Screaming "Get us while we're hot!
Get us while we're hot!"
C'mon, take a shot

This is what makes us girls
We all look for heaven
And we put love first
Something that we'd die for
It's a curse
Don't cry about it
Don't cry about it

This is what makes us girls
We don't stick together
'Cause we put love first
Don't cry about him
Don't cry about him
It's all gonna happen

The prettiest crowd that you have ever seen
Ribbons on our hair
And our eyes gleamed mean
A freshmen generation of degenerate beauty queens
And you know something?

They were the only friends I ever had
We got in to trouble
And when stuff got bad
I got sent away
I was waving on train platform
Crying 'cause I know I'm never coming back

This is what makes us girls
We all look for heaven
And we put love first
Something that we'd die for
It's a curse
Don't cry about it
Don't cry about it

This is what makes us girls
We don't stick together
'Cause we put love first
Don't cry about him
Don't cry about him
It's all gonna happen