Seventeen

Just a girl, with a dream Had it all, only seventeen Went to school, then to church Understood, felt no need to search She left home, just because Her boyfriend, say how fly she was She made love, night and day Had his baby, now he's gone away Seventeen, oh girl Seventeen, yeah yeah yeah Seventeen, made her stronger Seventeen Sold her soul, to the streets So her child, has some food to eat Running home, she won't go Cause everyone said, girl I told you so Sex and drugs, oh There's more to a life Friends gonna push you, oh oh But do what is right You can walk And still have fun Educate your state of mind While you're young Seventeen On her own girl Seventeen, made her stronger Seventeen, yeah yeah yeah Seventeen Seventeen, sold her soul to the streets Seventeen, so her child could have some food to eat Seventeen, just a girl with a dream Seventeen, had it all, only seventeen Sex and drugs, sex and drugs There's more to a life Friends gonna push you, friends gonna push you But do what is right You can walk, you can walk And still have fun Educate your state of mind, educate your state of mind While you're young Seventeen Sold her soul to the streets So her child could have some food to eat Just a girl with a dream Had it all, only seventeen Yeah yeah baby On her own girl She's only seventeen Oh yeah The girl is only seventeen now