Yeah, oh
My daddy left home when I was a kid
Said he had to move on
He took the bottle as his only friend
I didn't know why (Didn't know why), I didn't know why
Mama tried to do the best that she could
But she just didn't understand
All the confusion I was feeling inside
I didn't know why (Didn't know why), I didn't know why
Feeling so alone
How I wish back then I'd known
When I was seventeen
(Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na)
You were calling
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
While I was falling
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
When I was seventeen
Seventeen
From study hall to the senior prom
I felt like no one at all
Just a shadow in a crowded room
I didn't know why (Didn't know why), I didn't know why
Thought I was to blame
While your love screamed out my name
When I was seventeen
(Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na)
You were calling
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
While I was falling
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
When I was seventeen
Sure, I heard You died for me
I heard about the cross
But all the pain was burned in deep
It took so long to hear Your voice
(Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na)
You were calling
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
While I was falling
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
When I was seventeen, oh
(Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na)
You were calling me
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
While I was falling
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
When I was seventeen, oh
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
You were calling me
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
While I was falling
(Na-na-na-na-na-na)
When I was seventeen
Found a photo of my mom and dad
A few tears later, I could see
How much You loved that lonely boy I was
Seventeen
Na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na
Na-na-na-na-na-na
When I was seventeen