"77 The Great Escape" lyrics

I remember the first time, my very first date
I waited for hours and got in a state
A kiss in a bar and I thought it was love
The stranger's intentions were not quite my kind

Then from strangers money could be made
Then came 17

Dancing to Donna and staying out late
Down to St. Vincent's while lying in wait
Exciting the others with my blind escape
On Saturday night I would cross heaven's gate

Screaming blue murder, oh, such an appropriate fate
77 I'll never regret

Ha!

Then came 21 (And legal)

Off came the wedge into mambas and skins
A&L demos and movements begins
Tried every vice, adored every sin
I've hung up my heels, bar the occasional binge

I never felt guilty, so why should I begin?
Why should I begin?

Or mental