Backseat of her daddy's car
I was trying not to go too far
Kept thinking about the words the preacherman said

Lightnin' flashed across the sky
I saw love in a young girl's eyes
And that's a look you never forget


Seventeen only comes once in a lifetime
Don't it just fly by wild and free

Goin any way the wind blew, baby

Seventeen, livin on crazy dreams


Rock and roll and faded blue jeans
And standing on the edge of everything

Seventeen

Legs hangin' off the Bayou Bridge

Feedin' fish potato chips
And talkin' about the mysteries of the universe
Yeah, the world was somewhere else

We had the Summer all to ourselves
And the stars went off like fireworks


Seventeen only comes once in a lifetime
Don't it just fly by wild and free
Goin any way the wind blew, baby


Seventeen, livin on crazy dreams


Rock and roll and faded blue jeans
And standing on the edge of everything
Seventeen


Seventeen only comes once in a lifetime
Don't it just fly by wild and free

Goin any way the wind blew, baby

Seventeen, livin on crazy dreams


Rock and roll and faded blue jeans
And standing on the edge of everything

Seventeen