He was working at the record shop
I would kiss him in the parking lot
Tasted like cigarettes and soda pop
17
He would tell me I was beautiful
Sneaking in the neighbor's swimming pool
Yeah he taught me how to break the rules
17
Hey, those days are long gone
But when I hear that song, it takes me back
We were on top of the world
Back when I was your girl
We were living so wild and free
Acting stupid for fun
All we needed was love
And that's the way it's supposed to be
17
Stealing beers out of the trailer park
Flicking lighters just to fight the dark
My favorite place was sitting in his car
17
We laid a blanket on the rooftop
That time I knew I wouldn't make him stop
The nights were cold but we kept 'em hot
17
Hey, those days are long gone
But when I hear that song, it takes me back
We were on top of the world
Back when I was your girl
We were living so wild and free
Acting stupid for fun
All we needed was love
That's the way it's supposed to be
We were running red lights
We were going all night
Didn't care about anything
Cuz it was you and me
We were living the dream
And we were 17, 17, 17
I remember what it felt like
Just a small town kinda life
If I could only just go back in time
17
We were on top of the world
Back when I was your girl
We were living so wild and free
Acting stupid for fun
All we needed was love
That's the way it's supposed to be
We were running red lights
We were going all night
Didn't care about anything
Cuz it was you and me
We were living the dream
And we were 17
17, 17, 17, 17, 17
Produced by Martin Johnson
Additional Production by Kyle Moorman and Brandon Paddock
Electric Guitar, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Percussion,
Additional Instrumentation and Background Vocals by Martin Johnson
Bass by Brandon Paddock
Programming by Martin Johnson, Kyle Moorman and Brandon Paddock
Recorded by Kyle Moorman, Martin Johnson and Brandon Paddock
at Henson Recording Studios, Conway Recording Studios,
and The Lodge, Los Angeles, CA
Mixed by Serban Ghenea at MixStar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
Engineered for Mix by John Hanes
Published by Avril Lavigne Publishing, LLC (ASCAP) admin. by Almo Music Corp
/ J Kasher Publishing / Prescription Songs (ASCAP)
, all rights admin. by Kobalt Songs Music Publishing
/ Sony/ATV Tunes LLC / Kevinthecity Publishing / J. Kasher Music (ASCAP)
/ EMI April Music, Inc. o/b/o itself and Martin Music Inc (ASCAP)
