17

You said we were all friends
And you always ended up talking to me
The day I graduated high school
You said thank God, looking at me in shock
At first, it all seemed unbelievable
I don’t want to admit it, I couldn’t resist
Until I saw the well was deep
I didn’t want to be part of this world

Don’t you think 17 isn’t an age to get involved?
And I wish I had listened
To "Dear John" many years ago
Christmas was my favorite holiday
Now it’s a memory no one needs

I was destroying everything around me
Making a space just for you
I even broke my first love’s heart
How messed up was I
I was ashamed of everything I did
I wanted to change completely to fit into your life
Living twelve years ahead
How easy it is to twist a shattered soul

Don’t you think 17 isn’t an age to get involved?
And I wish I had listened
To my worried parents
My life was my favorite party
Now it’s a memory no one needs

You were the only adult in the room
Everything you told me I trusted out of love
I blamed myself for years
For what happened
Now that I’m grown too, I can’t believe it, don’t you think 17 isn’t an age to get involved?
And I wish I hadn’t believed you

Do you remember or should I repeat it?
You’re crazy, I don’t know what’s going on
Now it’s all good, come over to my place
I’d sneak out at dawn to sleep in your bed
What a nightmare the days I’d give you
And you thought there was still something between us when you left these huge scars in my life
Don’t you think it’s enough?
And I hope the other girls think twice