Verse 1: A My daddy says that life comes at you fast We all like blades of grass D We come to prime and in time we just wither away Gbm And it all changes My view with a looking glass won’t catch the past D E Only photographs remind us of the passing of days A Oh nothing stays the same from yesteryears D See I recall being afraid of the dark And holding on to teddy bears Gbm I’d wrap myself in blankets just to cover me from fears D That was then and now I’m here E And the night is mine Chorus: A So hear me scream D I was too young to understand what it means Gbm I couldn’t wait til I could be seventeen D I thought he lied when he said take my time to dream A Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen D I’m Seventeen Gbm Seventeen D Seventeen A Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen Verse 2: A My mother said don’t forget where you come from, where you’ve been D Always keep your closest friends they can't slip away Gbm They keep you grounded Oh keep yourself surrounded with good advice D And yeah I guess that sounded nice when I was ten A Oh but never were there truer words And I’ll my days I’ve ever heard D And when she told me little girl the answer is love Gbm So those are words that I keep with me Though the seasons change so quickly D Keep them buried in my heart And never fought Chorus: A So hear me scream D I was too young to understand what it means Gbm I couldn’t wait til I could be seventeen D I thought he lied when he said take my time to breathe A Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen D I’m Seventeen Gbm Seventeen D Seventeen A Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen Bridge: A D I been goin on, I been growin up Gbm I’m a know it all, I don’t know enough Bm See I was racing and waiting for the day that I would be old enough A Guess I’ll be patient and pace myself gotta prepare for when goings rough Chorus: A So hear me scream D I was too young to understand what it means Gbm I couldn’t wait til I could be seventeen D I thought he lied when he said take my time to breathe A Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen D I’m Seventeen Gbm Seventeen D Seventeen A Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
