When I Was Seventeen

When I was seventeen

My heart and head was full of brilliant dreams

Assembled in the light of the day

That seems so far away, away...

And now, when I was seventeen

When I was seventeen

I felt we knew everything

We knew everything

No responsibility

Endless possibility

What on earth could possibly hurt me

Space and light and dreams

That's all people need and a place to sleep

The music and the songs that you play

Sound so far away, away...

Away...

Now, when I was seventeen

When I was seventeen I felt we knew everything

We knew everything

When I was seventeen I felt we knew everything

When I was seventeen

When I was seventeen

When I was seventeen

When I was seventeen

I was seventeen