Alessia Cara - Seventeen Lyrics
[Intro]Oh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohhOh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohh[Verse 1]My daddy says that life comes at you fastWe all like blades of grassWe come to prime and in time we just wither awayAnd it all changesMy view with a looking glass won’t catch the pastOnly photographs remind us of the passing of daysOh nothing stays the same from yesteryearsSee I recall being afraid of the darkAnd holding on to teddy bearsI’d wrap myself in blankets just to cover me from fearsThat was then and now I’m hereAnd the night is mine[Chorus]So hear me screamI was too young to understand what it meansI couldn’t wait til I could be seventeenI thought he lied when he said take my time to breatheNow I wish I could freeze the time at seventeenOh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohhI’m SeventeenOh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohhSeventeenOh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohhSeventeenNow I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen[Verse 2]My mother said don’t forget where you come from, where you’ve beenAlways keep your closest friends they can't slip awayThey keep you groundedOh keep yourself surrounded with good adviceAnd yeah I guess that sounded nice when I was tenOh but never were there truer wordsIn all my days I’ve ever heardAnd when she told me little girl the answer is loveSo those are words that I keep with meThough the seasons change so quicklyKeep them buried in my heartAnd never fought[Chorus]So hear me screamI was too young to understand what it meansI couldn’t wait til I could be seventeenI thought she lied when she said "take your time to breathe"Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeenOh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohhI’m SeventeenOh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohhSeventeenOh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohhSeventeenNow I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen[Bridge]I been goin on, I been growin upI’m a know it all, I don’t know enoughSee I was racing and waiting for the day that I would be old enoughGuess I’ll be patient and pace myself gotta prepare for when goings rough[Chorus]I was too young to understand what it meansI couldn’t wait til I could be seventeenI thought she lied when she said "take your time to breathe"Now I wish I could freeze the time at seventeenOh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohhI’m SeventeenOh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohhSeventeenOh ohh ohh ohh ohh ohh, ohh ohh ohh ohhSeventeenNow I wish I could freeze the time at seventeen
