Seventeen

Alessia Cara

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My daddy says that life comes at you fast
 We all like blades of grass
 We come to prime and in time we just wither away
 And it all changes
 My view with a looking glass won't catch the past
 Only photographs remind us of the passing of days
 Oh nothing stays the same from yesteryears
 See I recall being afraid of the dark



And holding on to teddy bears
 I'd wrap myself in blankets just to cover me from fears
 That was then and now I'm here
 And the night is mine

So hear me scream
 I was too young to understand what it means
 I couldn't wait til I could be seventeen
 I thought he lied when he said take my time to dream
 Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
 Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
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 I'm Seventeen
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 Seventeen
 Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
 Oh oh oh oh
 Seventeen
 Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen

My mother said don't forget where you come from, where you've been
 Always keep your closest friends they can't slip away
 They keep you grounded
 Oh keep yourself surrounded with good advice
 And yeah I guess that sounded nice when I was ten
 Oh but never were there truer words
 In all my days I've ever heard
 And when she told me little girl the answer is love
 So those are words that I keep with me
 Though the seasons change so quickly
 Keep them buried in my heart
 And never fought

So hear me scream
 I was too young to understand what it means
 I couldn't wait til I could be seventeen
 I thought she lied when she said "take my time to breathe"
 Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
 Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
 Oh oh oh oh
 I'm Seventeen
 Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
 Oh oh oh oh
 Seventeen
 Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
 Oh oh oh oh
 Seventeen
 Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen

I been goin on, I been growin up
 I'm a know it all, I don't know enough
 See I was racing and waiting for the day that I would be old enough
 Guess I'll be patient and pace myself gotta prepare for when goings rough

I was too young to understand what it means
 I couldn't wait til I could be seventeen
 I thought she lied when she said "take my time to breathe"
 Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
 Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
 Oh oh oh oh
 I'm Seventeen
 Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
 Oh oh oh oh
 Seventeen
 Ohh oh oh oh oh oh
 Oh oh oh oh
 Seventeen
 Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen