Seventeen

Story Behind The Song

When I was a confused 17-year old boy, I got picked up by a 28-year old woman, who knew exactly what she wanted....

Song Description

An uptempo sexy rocker about a confused, 17-year old boy getting picked up by an older 28-year old woman..... A song in praise of older women.

Song Length 3:25 Genre Rock - General, Folk - Rock
Tempo Medium Fast (131 - 150) Lead Vocal Male Vocal
Mood Troubled, Worried Subject Relationship, Age, Aging
Similar Artists Barenaked Ladies, Counting Crows Language English

Lyrics

I didn't believe a word she said
Just nodded my head and smiled
And all the while she was setting scenes
of her wild life in New Orleans
And my wild life in Saskatoon
didn't compare at all to her

She's twenty-eight, got her life ahead
I'm seventeen, as good as dead

She said we should get together
They all said that we should get a room
She said that it doesn't matter
In fact it's a fact attractions come in two
And I've got a crazy idea
And it's so crazy it just might work

CHORUS

No time like the present but the present's old
I tried to be brave I tried to be bold
I tried to behave but I'm behaving like I'm 17 again I'm almost 18 in a month or three and

CHORUS

I'm breaking down, she's taking bets
I'm trying not to break a promise or a sweat
I'm coming round, she's moving on
She knows exactly what she wants and how to get it
So where do the days go?

She's twenty-eight, got her life ahead
I'm seventeen, as good as dead
So where do we go from here?

Lyrics David Hein Music David Hein
Producer Joe Dunphy Publisher David Hein
Performance David Hein, Lyle Molzan, Tim Bovaconti, Greg Johnston Label N/A

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