{Verse 1} Here's to new beginnings I need a little warmth so I'm singing Sweet songs Our favorite songs Let's keep on drinking 'Cause I'm scared and I'm tired of thinking What was lost Or what will be lost {Chorus} When we were seventeen Everything was always easy like a dream When we were seventeen Everything we had was all we'd need We shared our heartbeats Living in the backseat Easy and green Oh, when we were seventeen Oh, when we were seventeen Oh, when we were seventeen {Verse 2} Now we're alone together Still no one knows me better Carrying on Oh, we're carrying on {Chorus} When we were seventeen Everything was always easy like a dream When we were seventeen
Everything we had was all we'd need We shared our heartbeats Living in the backseat Easy and green Oh, when we were seventeen Oh, when we were seventeen {Bridge} (Oh, when we were seventeen) When we were seventeen (Oh, when we were seventeen) Oh, seventeen (Oh, when we were seventeen) When we were seventeen (Oh, when we were seventeen) Everything was always easy like a dream {Chorus} When we were seventeen Everything was always easy like a dream When we were seventeen Everything we had was all we'd need We shared our heartbeats Living in the backseat Easy and green Oh, when we were seventeen Oh, when we were seventeen Oh, when we were seventeen