Seventeen
Eternal Youth: Embracing Life's Timeless Spirit
Lyrics
Seventeen, I was living life
Reflecting on the past when the speaker was seventeen, experiencing life.
Chasing dreams and my hopes were high
Pursuing aspirations with optimism and high expectations.
Trying to get around my fear of
Attempting to overcome the fear of uncertainty about the future.
When and where do I go from here
Contemplating the direction to take in life.
I asked somebody close to me
Seeking advice from someone with greater insight.
Who could see a lot further than a boy could see
The advisor sees beyond immediate concerns, providing guidance.
Oh, oh, oh and he said
Expressing a revelation or wisdom received from the advisor.
Oh my, oh my, oh my these days are flying by
A realization of the swift passage of time.
I still feel seventeen inside, not one day over
Feeling internally youthful despite external aging.
Don't let the trials of life, change who you are tonight
Urging not to let life's challenges alter one's essence.
Stay seventeen each time you get one year older
Emphasizing the importance of retaining a youthful mindset.
I said you're at that time of life when your heart is strong
Describing a phase of life with a strong and optimistic heart.
Your future's bright, you can do no wrong
Highlighting a positive outlook for the future.
And don't you let those feelings out of sight
Encouraging to cherish positive emotions and not lose sight of them.
Keep a hold of them as the years go rolling by
Advising to hold onto positive feelings as time passes.
These words have always stuck with me
Recalling enduring advice that stayed with the speaker.
But now I'm only getting what it all appears to mean
Expressing confusion about the meaning of the advice.
Oh, oh, oh and he said
Reiterating the advisor's words for emphasis.
Oh my, oh my, oh my these days are flying by
Repeating the realization of the fleeting nature of time.
I still feel seventeen inside, not one day over
Reaffirming the internal feeling of being seventeen.
Don't let the trials of life, change who you are tonight
Stressing the importance of staying true to oneself despite life's challenges.
Stay seventeen each time you get one year older
Emphasizing the perpetual need to maintain a youthful mindset.
He said, my years have come and gone, in oh such little time
Reflecting on the brevity of the speaker's own life.
And I hope you live your life the way that I lived mine
Expressing a wish for the listener to live a fulfilling life.
Stay young at heart, stay young in mind
Encouraging to stay young at heart and mind.
So I said
The speaker responds to the advice received.
Oh my, oh my, oh my these days are flying by
Reiterating the swift passage of time and internal youthfulness.
I'm still seventeen inside, not one day over
Asserting the continued feeling of being seventeen.
I won't let the trials of life, change who I am tonight
Commitment to not let life's challenges alter the speaker's identity.
Stay seventeen each time you get one year older
Reiterating the perpetual need to maintain a youthful mindset.
One year older, one year older, oh my oh my oh my oh my
Acknowledging the passage of time with an exclamation of surprise.
So stay seventeen each time you get one year older
Final reminder to stay seventeen despite growing older.
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