sixteen going on seventeen but she thinks that she s twenty one doing things she ain t done before got her hands on a loaded gun talking bout sweet seventeen got a mouthful of sticky stuff blowing bubbles in the parking lot she s in love with a film star so she gives it everything she s got her daddy tells her she s crazy and her momma says please slow down see her out on the dance floor she s gonna wind up in the lost and found i m talking about sweet seventeen sweet seventeen i wouldn t say she s easy but she s the kinda girl that won t say no she s always getting into trouble though she s only got a year to go she s got a record with the local sherriff and a reputation coast to coast sweet seventeen sweet seventeen sixteen going on seventeen and she acts like she s twenty one counting days til she s eighteen she s rated expert she s having fun i m talking bout sweet seventeen sweet seventeen you know what i mean sweet seventeen