Words and music by Chris Lindsey, Bill Luther, and Aimee Mayo Copyright 1998 BMG Publishing From his album "A Place in the Sun" INTRO (G)(A)(C)(G)(A)(C) Verse 1 (G)Back seat of her (A)daddy's car (C)I was tryin' not to go too far (G)Kept thinkin' 'bout the words that the preacher man said (G)Lightning flashed (A)across the sky (C)I saw love in a young girl's eyes (G)And that's a (A)look you never forget Chorus (G)Seventeen only comes (A)once in a lifetime (C)Don't it just fly by wild and free (G)Goin' any way the wind blew baby (G)Seventeen, livin' on (A)crazy dreams (C)Rock and roll and faded blue jeans (G)Standin' on the edge of (A)everything (G)Seventeen REPEAT INTRO Verse 2 (G)Legs hangin' of a (A)bayou bridge (C)Feedin' fish potato chips (G)And talkin' 'bout the (A)mysteries of the(C) universe (G)Yeah, the world was (A)somewhere else (C)We had the summer all to ourselves (G)And the stars (A)went off like (C)fireworks REPEAT CHORUS INSTRUMENTAL SOLO - REPEAT INTRO CHORDS REPEAT CHORUS FADE OUT USING INTRO CHORDS