my daddy s in the kitchen ain t got much to say and mama s gone to church cause all she ever does is pray i m up here with this guitar just tryna learn to play every song that i think might make you look my way just look my way look my way here you come driving in your older sister s car see you make a left hand turn on the belmont boulevard cigarettes and cheap black shades like some 70 s rock and roll star the only thing i ll ever want is everything you are everything you are eh and the days creep by like a honey sweet and slow floating like a song on the radio lost somewhere between the truth and make believe honey don t you know that s just the way it goes when you re 17 i know you re workin at the movies so i pack my stuff and go get a ticket and a coca cola just so that i can say hello you say you like my guns n roses t shirt and that s your favorite band could you hear my heart just thumpin behind that old concession stand and the days creep by like a honey sweet and slow floating like a song on the radio lost somewhere between the truth and make believe honey don t you know that s just the way it goes when you re 17 zip my coat and walk out as the credits start to roll you pull up beside me and ask if i want a ride back home out in front of my house you lean over and kiss me slow is it the first one or the last one it s just too soon to know and the days creep by like a honey sweet and slow floating like a song on the radio lost somewhere between the truth and make believe honey don t you know that s just the way it goes when you re 17 yeah i know it sounds strange but you re never gonna change when you re 17