I got these beliefs that I think you wanna break

Got something here to lose that I think you wanna take from me

You say that I'm asleep but I wanna be awake

Got something here to lose that I know you wanna take.

And he said age is just a number, just like any other

We can do whatever, do whatever you want

Boy becomes a man now

Can't tell a man to slow down

He'll just do whatever, do whatever he wants.

I went out looking for love when I was seventeen

Maybe a little too young, but it was real to me

And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen

Oh oh oh oh oh oh, seventeen.

You should know I'm green but I'll find my way around

Heard the whispers, now let's see what all the talk's about

I'm taking in the sights and measuring the sounds

Heard the whispers, now let's see what all the talk's about.

And he said age is just a number, just like any other

We can do whatever, do whatever you want

Boy becomes a man now

Can't tell a man to slow down

He'll just do whatever, do whatever he wants.

I went out looking for love when I was seventeen

Maybe a little too young, but it was real to me

And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen

Oh oh oh oh oh oh, seventeen...

I went out looking for love when I was seventeen

Maybe a little too young, but it was real to me

And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen

Oh oh oh oh oh oh, seventeen

I went out looking for love when I was seventeen

Maybe a little too young, but it was real to me

And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen

Oh oh oh oh oh oh, seventeen...