I got these beliefs that I think you wanna break Got something here to lose that I think you wanna take from me You say that I'm asleep but I wanna be awake Got something here to lose that I know you wanna take And he said age is just a number, just like any other We can do whatever, do whatever you want Boy becomes a man now Can't tell a man to slow down He'll just do whatever, do whatever he wants I went out looking for love when I was seventeen Maybe a little too young but it was real to me And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen Oh, seventeen You should know I'm green but I'll find my way around Heard the whispers now let's see what all the talks about I'm taking in the sights and measuring the sounds Heard the whispers now let's see what all the talks about And he said age is just a number, just like any other We can do whatever, do whatever you want Boy becomes a man now Can't tell a man to slow down He'll just do whatever, do whatever he wants I went out looking for love when I was seventeen Maybe a little too young but it was real to me And in the heat of the night, saw things I'd never seen Oh, seventeen Seventeen (6x)