"Seventeen" lyrics

Hard-headed listenin' to some rock 'n roll
Driving a hand-me-down like it's one I stole
You were sitting in the front just singing along
To some "Born in the USA"

Only dream I had was getting lucky in the backseat
But I'd settle for a kiss in her drive 10:53
'Cause I knew her Dad would kill me if I was a minute past 11
And that's one line I wasn't over-stepping at

Seventeen
Don't mind me
Life was sweet
At seventeen

I'll never forget the first pinch from a skoal can
I might've turned green but I felt like a real man
Learning how to smoke at a post-game bonfire
Out of tune songs getting played on an old Squier

Didn't know what the real world was
Yeah, freedom looked more like 21
All I ever wanted was to grow up fast
Didn't think that I'd be looking back at

Seventeen
Don't mind me
Life was sweet
At seventeen

Back when life was a high or a buzz or a girl
Who you got Friday night was the only worry in the world
For every bad decision there's a good memory
Gets you wishing that you'd always be

Seventeen
Don't mind me
Life was sweet
At seventeen

Seventeen
Didn't know what the real world was
Don't mind me
I didn't think too much
Life was sweet
I wanted to grow up fast
At seventeen
And now I'm looking back
At seventeen
Oh seventeen
Oh