When I was seventeennMy heart and head were full of brilliant dreamsnAssembled in the light of a daynThat seems so far away, awaynnAnd nownWhen I was seventeennWhen I was seventeennI thought we knew everythingnWe knew everythingnnNo responsibilitynEndless possibilitynWhat on earth could possibly hurt mennnSpace and light and dreamsnThat's all people need, and a place to sleepnThe music and the songs that you playnSound so far away, awaynnAnd nownWhen I was seventeennWhen I was seventeennI thought we knew everythingnWe knew everythingnnWhen I was seventeen I thought we knew everythingnnDo do do do do do....nWhen I was seventeennWhen I was seventeennnWhen I was seventeennDo do do do do do...nWhen I was seventeennWhen I was seventeen