[Verse 1] Seventeen and reckless One shoe in my hand The screen door sighs behind me Like it understands I swing one leg to the shingles Then the yard goes still My friends are at the corner And I can feel that thrill [Pre-Chorus] The truck sits running low Down by the gravel bend I hear my name called softly From where the porch light ends I freeze up in the dark My hand on the fence rail [Chorus] Out at seventeen Out at seventeen You know what I mean You know what I mean He saw me, he saw me And said not a thing Out at seventeen Out at seventeen [Verse 2] I thought he'd grab my shoulder Or shout my name out loud But he just leaned there slow In that thin tobacco cloud Work boots by the rocker Coffee cold in a mug He had that old porch patience Like a hand laid on my luck [Pre-Chorus] I wanted him to stop me I wanted him to grin Instead he tipped his chin once And let the night come in I turned my face away But I knew what that meant [Chorus] Out at seventeen Out at seventeen You know what I mean You know what I mean He saw me, he saw me And said not a thing Out at seventeen Out at seventeen [Bridge] Later, on the county road With the dash glow on my knee My friends were laughing loud But I kept thinking of the scene That quiet porch behind me That grin I couldn't place Some love don't need a sermon Just a light across your face [Chorus] Out at seventeen Out at seventeen You know what I mean You know what I mean He saw me, he saw me And said not a thing Out at seventeen Out at seventeen [Final Chorus] Out at seventeen, with my pulse in the red One foot on the gas and a wild idea in my head He saw me go, and he let me swing Out at seventeen, out at seventeen Out at seventeen, loud enough to sting My friends in the truck and the whole town behind me He saw me, he knew me, he said not a thing Out at seventeen, out at seventeen Out at seventeen Out at seventeen [Outro] When I came back near dawn The porch was still awake And he was still there smiling Like he knew the trip I'd take Out at seventeen Out at seventeen Out at seventeen Out at seventeen
