The winter nights are cold
The summer nights are wild
They always get me

They take me back a while
To when I was seventeen
To some girls who broke my heart

Taking punches for a friend
Who didn't care at all


I'm coming home from school
Running down that ...
I couldn't wait to change my clothes

And everything's alright
And I thought that I
Thought I had it figured out

But seventeen's too young
To know what life's about
To know what life's about


Oooh


I'm twenty three
I've got the best friends of my life
A girl who holds my heart

In her perfect little hands
So where do I go
Standing here and singing out

It's everything I am
It's what I dream about


From the early morning rise
To the radio up loud
The songs we used to sing

The songs that pass us by
I'm dropping out of school
Dear mamma, I swear I tried

The things that hurt the most
They shatter on my mind


Time goes by so fast
If only it will last
They picked their dreams for me

They're living from their past
I'm down on my knees
Praying God, thank you, please

And if there is a God
I hope that he can see
I hope that he can see


Oooh


I'm twenty three
I've got the best friends of my life
A girl who holds my heart

In her perfect little hands
So where do I go
Standing here and singing out

It's everything I am
It's what I dream about


The winter nights are cold
The summer nights are wild
They always get me

They take me back a while