Seventeen

[Primeira Parte]

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My daddy says that life comes at you
 fast

We all like blades of grass
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We come to prime and in time we just
 wither away
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And it all changes

My view with a looking glass won't 
catch the past
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Only photographs remind us of the 
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passing of days
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Oh nothing stays the same from 
yesteryears
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See I recall being afraid of the 
dark

And holding on to teddy bears
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I'd wrap myself in blankets just to 
cover me from fears
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That was then and now I'm here
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And the night is mine

[Refrão]

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So hear me scream
I was too young to understand what 
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it means
I couldn't wait til I could be 
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seventeen
I thought he lied when he said take 
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my time to dream
Now I wish I could freeze the time 
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at seventeen
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I'm Seventeen
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Seventeen
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Seventeen
Now I wish I could freeze the time 
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at seventeen

[Segunda Parte]

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My mother said don't forget where 
you come from, where you've been
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Always keep your closest friends 
they can't slip away
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They keep you grounded

Oh keep yourself surrounded with 
good advice
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And yeah I guess that sounded nice 
when I was ten
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Oh but never were there truer words

And I'll my days I've ever heard
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And when she told me little girl the
 answer is love
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So those are words that I keep with 
me

Though the seasons change so quickly
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Keep them buried in my heart

And never fought

[Refrão]

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So hear me scream
I was too young to understand what 
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it means
I couldn't wait til I could be 
     F#m
seventeen
I thought he lied when he said take 
           D
my time to breathe
Now I wish I could freeze the time 
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at seventeen
         D
I'm Seventeen
     F#m
Seventeen
     D
Seventeen
Now I wish I could freeze the time 
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at seventeen

[Ponte]

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I been goin on, I been growin up
I'm a know it all, I don't know 
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enough
See I was racing and waiting for the
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 day that I would be old enough
Guess I'll be patient and pace 
myself gotta prepare for when goings
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 rough

[Refrão]

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I was too young to understand what 
it means
I couldn't wait til I could be 
     F#m
seventeen
I thought he lied when he said take 
           D
my time to breathe
Now I wish I could freeze the time 
        A
at seventeen
         D
I'm Seventeen
     F#m
Seventeen
     D
Seventeen
Now I wish I could freeze the time 
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at seventeen