Daddy left home when I was a kid, said he had to move on,
He took the bottle as his only friend,
I didn't know why, (didn't know why)
I didn't know why,
Mama tried to the best that she could,
But she just didn't understand all the confusion I was feeling inside,
I didn't know why, (didn't know why)
I didn't know why.

Feeling so alone,
How I wish back then I'd known,

When I was seventeen, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
You were calling, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
I was falling, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
When I was seventeen, seventeen.

From study hall to the senior prom I felt like no one at all,
Just a shadow in a crowded room,
I didn't know why, (didn't know why)
I didn't know why,
I thought I was to blame, while your love screamed out my name.

When I was seventeen, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
You were calling, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
I was falling, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
When I was seventeen.

Sure, I heard you died for me,
I heard about the cross,
But, oh, the pain was burning deep,
It took so long to hear your voice.

(na, na, na, na, na, na)
You were calling, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
I was falling, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
When I was seventeen,
You were listening, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
You were calling me, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
I was falling, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
When I was seventeen,
Whoa, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
You were calling me, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
I was falling, (na, na, na, na, na, na)
When I was seventeen.

I found a photo of my mum and dad,
A few tears later I could see how much they loved that lonely boy,
I was seventeen.

Na, na, na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na, na, na,
Na, na, na, na, na, na,
When I was seventeen.