[Verse 1]
Hard-headed listenin' to some rock 'n roll
Drivin' a hand-me-down like it's one I stole
You were sittin' in the front just singin' along
To some "Born in the USA"

[Pre-Chorus]
Only dream I had was gettin' 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 11.00
And that's one line I wasn't over-steppin'

[Chorus]
At seventeen
Don't mind me
Life was sweet
At seventeen

[Verse 2]
I'll never forget the first pinch from a skoal can
I might've turned green but I fеlt like a real man
Learnin' how to smokе at a post-game bonfire
Out of tune songs gettin' played on an old Squier

[Pre-Chorus]
Didn't know what the real world was
Yeah, freedom looked more like twenty-one
All I ever wanted was to grow up fast
Didn't think that I'd be looking back
[Chorus]
At seventeen
Don't mind me
Life was sweet
At seventeen, yeah

[Bridge]
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 wishin' that you'd always be

[Chorus]
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 lookin' back)
At seventeen
Oh, seventeen
Oh