Seventeen

Carol was barfly With a red face Saw a smile like his once Carved in a jack-o-lantern When he moved The whole bar swayed with him Like all that could steady him Was making conversation with strange girls

He said "Where you from, love? You're not dancing I want to take you up the Wild Atlantic Way That's where all the lovers go I'll meet you in the morning." I never saw him after that

But right before he vanished He said "one day your luck will change And the luck that lasts is the luck you make."

And it felt like when you're seventeen Like right before it all fell into place One more round before the night is over One last dance before we slip away

Feels like when you're seventeen Like only good things up ahead The hope, the longing, the uncertainty Steal away, steal away, steal away!

Some people are like magnets They really got a shine to them I guess you had to be there He flew around the room Like his heels had sprouted wings And he knew every lyric And when we all chimed in He led the second harmony

Well lately, I have the same dream I'm a coyote and my shadow is chasing me down The heather's in bloom The roads here will kill ya Give my final words to that flock of sheep Right before the hills pixelate and melt into the sea I will stand there and count every shade of blue

And it'll feel like when you're seventeen Like right before it all fell into place One more round before the night is over One last dance before we slip away

Feels like when you're seventeen Like only good things up ahead The hope, the longing, the uncertainty Steal away, steal away, steal away!

I bought me a ticket To look down from the top of the Western world When the elevator opened Felt so low, I couldn't come down fast enough I was skywalking Stepping out on the glass inside the Edge Look over the world disappearing Plastic flute of champagne in my hand

And it'll feel like when you're seventeen Like right before it all fell into place One more round before the night is over One last dance before we fade away

Feels like when you're seventeen Like only good things up ahead The hope, the longing, the uncertainty Steal away, steal away, steal away

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