Mat Kearney - Seventeen

^GI was only seventeen living out a re^Dckless dream, Riding those sum^Cmer streets to the corner of Hig^Gh and 13 ^GMe and other city boys running t^Doo wild and too bored Looking for a gr^Cown man's toys out at that corne^Gr store ^CWell they threw the money to me ^Gand somebody's I^C.D. ^{G D G}I was in the parking lot s^Ccared as hell Sending ^Emsixteen dollars down a wishi^Gng well ^GTwo bottles of wine, those ^Cred and blue lights Took a t^Emrip down town for the very fi^Grst time ^CWatching my own life fl^Gash before ^Cmy eyes ^{G D} Like I was seve^Cnteen ^G

She was from acr^Goss the tracks with the privat^De school laugh We were both fal^Cling too fast down a river that wouldn^G't last It was onl^Cy one ^Gnight and our ^Cfirst time^{G D G}I was in the parking lot^C scared as hell Sending ^Emsixteen dollars down a wishi^Gng well ^GI held her tight between^C those yellow lines Sat ther^Eme crying about a miscarried ^Glife ^CWatching my own life fl^Gash befor^Ce my eyes ^{G D} Like I was seve^Cnteen

Oh it was a lif^Getime ago I p^Cray for mercy walking on down^G that road I met th^De woman of my dreams, she said y^Des to me And she said, &q^Cuot;Baby I'm ^Glat^Ce, never this lat^Ge. I'm fe^Celing a change^G. We ^DShould find out either way." And I'm ^Cgrabbing my keys^G and I'm shuttin^Cg the front door^{G C}I can hardly bre^Gathe driving tha^Dt familiar road And I'm ^Cparked between those yel^Glow lines ^CLooking down that ais^Gle ^CDon't know whether to la^Gugh or whether t^Do cry ^GI'm in the parking lot s^Ccared as hell Sending ^Emsixteen dollars down a w^Gishing well ^GTwo pink lines or maybe ^Cjust one Could be^Em my daughter or it could^G be my son ^CWatching our own live^Gs flas^Ch before my eyes ^{G D} Like I was seven^Cteen ^{G C}Funny how the years sw^Gitch aro^Cund the tears th^Gat way Like I was seven^Cteen ^G