Growing up isn't easy to do,
Especially for one who always knew,
You would always come up second best
Is that why you have such bitterness?

The apple of your father's eye,
And always by your brother's side
Then a little sister came along,
And you found all the affection suddenly gone

But underneath that cold exterior
I know you've got a heart of gold
So aloof, so superior,
But you've got a heart of gold

Watch out, don't get caught in the crossfire
Watch out, she's still growing up, she's in a rage,
I guess she's reached that difficult age

Growing up is very hard to do,
Everybody watching your every move
Your private life always on view,
But jealously never really suited you
But I know that

Underneath that rude exterior,
There's got to be a heart of gold
Underneath that hard exterior,
Is a little girl waiting to be told,
You've got a heart of gold
She's got a heart of gold

I couldn't understand your attitude
I only wanted to take a photograph of you,
But I was shocked when I heard what you had to say
You picked up my camera, threw it away,
I didn't really mean to ruin your day

Now I see you've got a little girl of your own
Little princess suddenly grown,
And there's a man, he's smiling at you
He must have been the one who always knew
You had a heart of gold

Underneath that rude exterior,
You've got a heart of gold
So aloof, so superior,
But you've got a heart of gold
Underneath that rude exterior,
You've got a heart of gold
Underneath that hard exterior,
You've got a heart of gold

Watch her, she'll give you a broadside,
But I know that inside,
She got a heart of gold