Just a girl With a dream Had it all Only seventeen Went to school Then to church Understood Felt no need to search She left home Just because Her boyfriend Said how fly she was She made love Night and day Had his baby Now he's gone away Seventeen Oh, girl Seventeen Yeah, yeah, yeah Seventeen Made her stronger Seventeen Sold her soul to the streets So her child has some food to eat Running home she won't go 'Cause everyone said girl I told you so Sex and drugs, oh There's more to a life Friends gonna push you, oh, oh But do what is right You can walk And still have fun Educate your state of mind While you're young Seventeen On her own girl Seventeen Made her stronger Seventeen Yeah, yeah, yeah Seventeen Seventeen Sold her soul to the streets Seventeen So her child could have some food to eat Seventeen Just a girl with a dream Seventeen Had it all, only seventeen Sex and drugs (Sex and drugs) There's more to a life Friends gonna push you (Friends gonna push you) But do what is right You can walk (You can walk) And still have fun Educate your state of mind (Educate your state of mind) While you're young Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Seventeen Sold her soul to the streets Seventeen So her child could have some food to eat Seventeen Just a girl with a dream Seventeen Had it all, only seventeen Seventeen Yeah, yeah, baby Seventeen On her own girl Seventeen She's only seventeen Seventeen Oh, yeah Seventeen The girl is only seventeen now Seventeen Seventeen