Oh she's only seventeen
Whine whine whine, weep over everything
Bloody Mary breakfast busting up the street
Brothers fighting, when's the baby gonna sleep
Heaving ship too sails away

Said it's a culmination of a story and a goodbye session
It's a tick of our time and the tic in her head that made me feel so strange
So I could call you baby, I could call you, dammit, it's a one in a million
Oh it's the rolling of your Spanish tongue that made me wanna stay

Oh she's only seventeen
Whine whine whine, weep over everything
Bloody Mary breakfast busting up the street
Brothers fighting, when's the baby gonna sleep
Heaving ship too sails away

Said it's a culmination of a story and a goodbye session
It's a tick of our time and the tic in her head that made me feel so strange
Said I could call you baby, I could call you, dammit, it's a one in a million
Oh it's the rolling of her Spanish tongue that made me wanna stay

I could call you baby, I could call you, dammit, it's a one in a million
Oh it's the rolling of your Spanish tongue that made me wanna stay



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Track duration: 03:05

"17" as written by Jared/followill Followill

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., BUG MUSIC, WINDSWEPT HOLDINGS LLC

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    My Interpretation:In the line that everyone else hears something about ships and sails ("Even ships that sails away," "Heaving ship to sail away," etc), I hear "Eat and shit yourselves away," like someone in the song doesn't do anything meaningful, they just waste their life.
    Flag paperbackwriter1993on September 28, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:Jared Followill said on twitter that this song is about a spanish 17 year old who he had a fling with.
    Flag JessGoeson June 23, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:It's all about the way he sings seventee - een. Love this song. x)
    Flag Camomileon March 03, 2010   Link
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    Lyric Correction:oh she's only 17/
    whined & whined & wound up over everything/

    bloody marry breakfast blushin up the cheeks/
    brothers fight'n whens the baby gonna sleep/

    he then ships & sails away....

    said its a colmanation of a story & a goodby session/

    its the tic of our time, & the tic in her hair that make me feel so strange/

    said i could call you baby, i could call you damn-it, its a one in a million/

    oh its the rollin of your spanish tounge that makes me wanna stay/


    oh she's only 17/
    whined & whined & wound up over everything/

    bloody marry breakfast blushin up the cheeks/
    brothers fight'n whens the baby gonna sleep/

    he then ships & sails away....

    said its a colmanation of a story & a goodby session/

    its the tic of our time, & the tic in her hair that make me feel so strange/

    said i could call you baby, i could call you damn-it, its a one in a million/

    oh its the rollin of your spanish tounge that makes me wanna stay/

    i could call you baby, i could call you damn-it, its a one in a million/

    oh its the rollin of your spanish tounge that makes me wanna stay/
    Flag CaptinHookon February 24, 2010   Link
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    Song Meaning:To me this song represents the guy meeting this spanish girl who only being 17 is and enjoys mature things yet still sometimes acts young and imature at times. Him being in a spanish country learns that drinking can take places whenever (trust me on that fact). The girl having 2 protective older brothers . Yet him and the girl still go out secretly. Him knowing they only have limited time and him knowing there's something not quiet right about her. She can be difficult and she can be caring. But the sex makes him want to stay.


    Don't take any of that to heart. It's the story that popped into head after hearing the song.
    Flag sammeh17on December 21, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i think its about a pedophilic relationship.
    shes only seventeen, not old enough to consent for herself or anything, and hes like, idk, i think thirty something. so its going on about her protective brother so thats just my interpretation.
    Flag dancerrrbabeeeon December 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:is it really about cory kennedy?
    Flag cawoodstockon November 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:it's a good song but not my favorite
    Flag eggsrequiredon October 19, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:nice song i love the kings of leon they have such a unique sound :)...... im not too sure what its about either
    Flag musicgal2020on September 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Loves it !!! not completly shure what it`s about though
    Flag samrobertsgirlon April 20, 2009   Link

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