Seventeen Songtext
von Abe Parker

I feel like a ghost driving through this town
It′s been so long and thought I'd never come back ′round
And it's so crazy 'cause everything here′s exactly the same
That′s the parking lot where we always skated
Tore up every inch of sidewalk, neighbors hated us
And all the memories come crashing down over me
I just miss being 17

I heard Sierra's still working down at Campbell′s
And that house behind the school is still in shambles
And I bet that Bennie's dad′s still dealing there every day (every day, yeah)
I still can't believe that Andy′s gone
I'm driving past his parent's house and the lights are on
And I don′t wanna be the one to bring up those memories (no)
I just miss being 17 (I just miss being 17)


I′m lost on Main Street in my hometown
Screaming, "Could somebody slow it all down?"
Slow it all down, slow it all down, now, slow it all down
I turned around, and this place isn't home
Why is it so hard to let it all go?
Yeah, tell me this is all a dream
I just miss being 17 (17, set me up, yeah)

Time moves on and people forget ′bout you
And the memories you made just fade and crumble
Like some VHS tape that no one's TV will play (yeah) yeah
And this is everything that I thought existed
And I swore that when I left, I would never miss it (oh)
But right now I′d trade the world to get it back for a day
I just miss being 17
Yeah, I just miss being 17
Someone take me back now

I'm lost on Main Street in my hometown
Screaming, "Could somebody slow it all down?"
Slow it all down, slow it all down, now, slow it all down
I turned around, and this place isn′t home
Why is it so hard to let it all go?
Yeah, tell me this is all a dream
Wake me up when I'm 17


Why does it feel like the time has been stolen?
Why do I try to relive every moment (I just miss being 17)
When we all know that there's no getting back to a dream?
Yeah, I just miss being 17 (slow me down, slow me down, yeah)
Yeah, I just miss being 17