You're Just a Baby Lyrics

Lyric discussion by katpants 

Cover art for You're Just a Baby lyrics by Belle & Sebastian

I've taken this to be in the perspective of a parent referring to his/her daughter, knowing that she's not going to be sweet and young forever; she's going to go off to school, she's going to get a job, and she's going to get married some day. However, this theory doesn't make a whole lot of sense when you account for the chorus.