Classic love story true to his western tx roots. One of my favorites as a story, but I think there are alot of songs that are amazing not even listed on this site. I guess I should figure out how to add them, because I have about 8 REK cd's.
So it goes again
On the road again
Eleven years later and I’m still writing wrongs
Time reflects on us all
Back when we were seventeen we were so lost
I heard your melody it changed everything
Back at The Orange Street we were all that we would need
Back when we were seventeen
Two words followed by three words
Punctuated with a kiss
Chain smoking cigarettes we breathe each other in
Our buzz will never ever end
Back when we were seventeen we were so lost
I heard your melody it changed everything
Back at The Orange Street we were all that we would need
Back when we were seventeen
We want the same things now I’m sure
We had it we lost it we want it but we can’t make it work
Should have known then what i know now
We had it we lost it we want it but we can’t make it work
Back when we were seventeen we were so lost
I heard your melody it changed everything
Back at The Orange Street we were all that we would need
Back when we were seventeen
Yeah we had everything
We were just seventeen
Yeah we had everything
When we were seventeen
On the road again
Eleven years later and I’m still writing wrongs
Time reflects on us all
Back when we were seventeen we were so lost
I heard your melody it changed everything
Back at The Orange Street we were all that we would need
Back when we were seventeen
Two words followed by three words
Punctuated with a kiss
Chain smoking cigarettes we breathe each other in
Our buzz will never ever end
Back when we were seventeen we were so lost
I heard your melody it changed everything
Back at The Orange Street we were all that we would need
Back when we were seventeen
We want the same things now I’m sure
We had it we lost it we want it but we can’t make it work
Should have known then what i know now
We had it we lost it we want it but we can’t make it work
Back when we were seventeen we were so lost
I heard your melody it changed everything
Back at The Orange Street we were all that we would need
Back when we were seventeen
Yeah we had everything
We were just seventeen
Yeah we had everything
When we were seventeen
Lyrics submitted by thesolo940, edited by sigrid1000, FireKittens, EliusCornelius
Seventeen Lyrics as written by Jeffrey Klemm
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I agree with EsseQuamVideri, it makes much more sense to me than rape.
I think it's about a very high class, arrogant boy who wanted to change and twist with her personality, but she's just like, "fuck off dude". He wants her to shut up and behave but she's telling him that she's not the weakest girl around, so he should go find some other little bitch to control.
The things I don't understand are, well, what did happen the day she turned seventeen? Did she realize all this? Was she putting up with him up until that day?
Also, "the rise of the king and the fall of the queen,"... I actually like that line, but can't understand how it fits in with the song. Isn't it supposed to be the other way around? I know I'm missing something here.