speak softly, in my ear. lay awake in bed. thinner, thinner. age seven, and this is what troubles the mind. mommy's solution, this child's new year's resolution. thinner, thinner still. young enough to be innocent, young enough not to understand, and get it all at the same time. speak softly in my ear, lay awake in bed. thinner, thinner. age seven, and this is what troubles the mind. seven years, and seven pounds. baby talk and all. thinner, thinner still. at the age of seven your feeling seventeen. thinner, thinner.