Seventeen

We were only seventeen Never really sure of anything Living every day unseen Never quite aware of what it means Oh, when we were seventeen And we thought we would do so much more All the things that would have been If we just hadn't wasted our time before But we never bothered listening 'Cause we were only seventeen Crashing a party just to see How many people love the life they're living They played while you got your degree And now you can't help feeling like they're winning Oh, when we were seventeen (seventeen) And we thought we would do so much more All the things that could have been (all the things) If we just hadn't wasted our time before (ooh, ooh, ooh) But we never bothered listening (Hoah! Hoah! Hoah! Hoah! Hoah!) You could have fun every summer But then you'd feel like you wasted your time And even when you try to work a job You feel like you'll never go far in life 'Cause every day still feels the same You tell yourself that you're to blame (Always feels the same) For choosing a career where no one's hiring (No one's hiring) But it's hard to tell how much you've changed When every time you learn something (Hard to tell you've changed) It only makes you realize just how much you're missing (All that you're missing) You know, I'm pretty sure they warned us of this The ever present thought that there's something we missed That it never truly goes away That despite it all, it's still okay If we never find out what it means And we just enjoy the little things, oh But we never bothered listening 'Cause we were only seventeen