Sweet 17

Sweet seventeen, daddy's little girl When she's with her pets, I like to feed her squirrel Younger than she seems, sweet seventeen Sweet seventeen, they tell me stay away From that little girl that's only half the age Of this married man, I shouldn't but I can When I wake up in the morning I think of her right by my side I can feel something a-rising Until I open up my eyes Sweet seventeen, do you have to go Can't you stay a while, and let me watch you grow A thing I'd like to see, it just occurred to me Late at night I lay there wondering What that girl is up to now In her boyfriend's car she's doing Things her mama won't allow Sweet seventeen, is it worth the wait For you to come of age, to steal my heart away I'll have to let it go, I guess I'll never know What it's like to be, sweet seventeen Younger than she seems, sweet seventeen