Seventeen

from Blame It On My DNA by Diane Durrett

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Lyrics and Music by Diane Durrett
©2007 The Durrett Publishing, Co. (BMI)

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I was in my purple polyester dress
You in your fedora looking your best
Cheech & Chong was on the stereo
at our picture perfect homecoming dance

We were wild and free, seventeen
Free birds, flying in the wind
For just one day I'd like to go back again to
Wild and free, Seventeen

Dancin' at Charley McGruders
Gettin' in under-age was a piece-of-cake
The girls just smiled at the bouncers
Only a fool would have turned us away

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Everything changed after our senior year
I went off to college and he went to jail for five years
But the more I know the less I understand
So let's go back where we knew everything

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I was in my purple polyester dress
You in your fedora looking your best

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from Blame It On My DNA, released January 7, 2009
Lead & background vocals & guitar - Diane Durrett
Hammond B3 & keyboard - Ike Stubblefield
Drums - Yonrico Scott
Electric & acoustic guitar - Markham White
Background vocals - Donna Hopkins & Caroline Aiken
Bass - Randy Chapman
Slide Guitar - Benji Shanks

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