17 and you thought you could lie
17 with windows in your eyes
just 17 trying to be more than your life
oh just 17, and ready to die

17, you thought you knew the world
oh 17, never kissed a girl
just 17, never really seen the world
17, wild fantasies in your head
at 17, yearning to get in bed
fast paced at 17, never using you head
you're just 17, and you're almost dead

to fast for this world
to slow to understand
to innocent to comprehend
to green to ask for a helping hand
man you're just 17, trying to rule the world

you're just 17, so listen when i say
trying to give ya a warning,
trying to keep you safe for another day
i been there, seen the world for what it was
oh i remember 17, the days i thought i could take the world
when i was 17, yearning for a girl
17 lost and with out a clue
oh 17, not knowing what to do
just 17, wanting to live anew
man just enjoy 17, you never get another chance
just be 17, forget the day
live 17, see world day by day
you're 17, you have time to make your way
so live on tomorrow, never dying on the day
17, a great time to play
so be 17, leave adulthood for another time