At 17

Verse 1

Took a whole lifetime (lifetime)

Just to think I made a couple mistakes

And they don't define

It sure got easier

Verse 2

But lately, I, I

Just wish I could go back in that time

Be a little kinder

To who was hurtin' inside

Chorus

Oh, if I just met, met myself, myself at seventeen

Oh, how I would tell (would tell) that girl

All the things I needed badly

To not feel crazy

'Cause when you're that young, that cute, and that damn pretty

Ain't nobody tellin' you the truth

It hurts you

You're gonna wish that you never even knew your muse

Oh, 'cause you only know love when it's makin' you cry

Wish someday I could look myself in my eye (in my eye) and... (oh)

Verse 3

Sit you down, little me

'Cause there's things you gotta know

About love, about life, 'bout boys, 'bout greed

'Bout money and fame, how easily it all go

I know you feel brave, but you're still so fragile

Still can't see how you're just a child

That's no lie

You should've been loved by more than two up in that house (ooh)

Had to get your self-esteem from all the men around (ooh)

And I know, you're a hustler, proud, scared, and resilient

It took me this long, this song

To realize I'm so damn brilliant

Chorus

Oh, if I just met, met myself, myself at seventeen

Oh, how I would tell (would tell) that girl

All the things I needed badly

To not feel crazy

'Cause when you're that young, that cute, and that damn pretty

Ain't nobody tellin' you the truth

It hurts you

You're gonna wish that you never even knew your muse

Oh, 'cause you only know love when it's makin' you cry

Wish someday I could look myself in my eye (in my eye) and say

Bridge

"Little girl, you're gonna grow into a woman

And you'll do all the right things, but somehow still end

Up lookin' down at the bottom, wonderin', 'Why am I alone again, again?'

It's not your fault, baby, just the way the world is

You were always worthy

I just wish somebody had told ya"

Oh, oh

Chorus

If I just met, met myself, myself at seventeen

Oh, how I would tell (I would tell) that girl

All the things I needed badly

To not feel crazy

'Cause when you're that young, that cute, and that damn pretty

Ain't nobody tellin' you the truth

It hurts you

You're gonna wish that you never even knew your muse

Oh, 'cause you only know love when it's makin' you cry

I hope someday I can look myself in my eye (in my eye) and say

Outro

"You were loved"

(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)

"You were loved"

(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)

"You were loved"

(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)

"And all that's good in you is what I'll always choose"

(Ooh, ooh-ooh-ooh)