Listen to 17 by Avril Lavigne

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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Avril Lavigne

Vocals

Martin Johnson

Background Vocals

Brandon Paddock

Brandon Paddock

Programming

Kyle Moorman

Programming

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Avril Lavigne

Songwriter

Martin Johnson

Songwriter

Jacob Kasher Hindlin

Jacob Kasher Hindlin

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Martin Johnson

Producer

Brandon Paddock

Brandon Paddock

Recording Engineer

Kyle Moorman

Additional Producer

Serban Ghenea

Mixing Engineer

John Hanes

Additional Engineer

Tom Coyne

Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

He was working at the record shop

I would kiss him in the parking lot

Tasting like cigarettes and soda pop

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[Verse 2]

He would tell me I was beautiful

Sneaking in the neighbor's swimming pool

Yeah, he taught me how to break the rules

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[Verse 3]

Hey, those days are long gone

But when I hear this song

It takes me back

[Verse 4]

We were on top of the world

Back when I was your girl

We were living so wild and free

Acting stupid for fun

All we needed was love

That's the way it's supposed to be

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[Verse 5]

Stealing beers out of the trailer park

And flicking lighters just to fight the dark

My favorite place was sitting in his car

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[Verse 6]

We laid a blanket on the rooftop

That time I knew I wouldn't make him stop

The nights were cold but we kept 'em hot

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[Verse 7]

Hey, those days are long gone

But when I hear this song

It takes me back

[Verse 8]

We were on top of the world

Back when I was your girl

We were living so wild and free

Acting stupid for fun

All we needed was love

That's the way it's supposed to be

[Verse 9]

We were running red lights

We were going all night

Didn't care about anything

'Cause it was you and me

We were living our dream

And we were 17

[Verse 10]

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[Verse 11]

Yeah, I remember what it felt like

Just a small town kind of life

If I could only just go back in time

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[Verse 12]

We were on top of the world

Back when I was your girl

We were living so wild and free

Acting stupid for fun

All we needed was love

That's the way it's supposed to be

[Verse 13]

We were running red lights

We were going all night

Didn't care about anything

'Cause it was you and me

We were living our dream

'Cause we were 17

[Verse 14]

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Written by: Avril Lavigne, J. Kasher, Martin Johnson