Bobby Brown

Released: October 26, 1989

Songwriter: Robert Brookins Tony Haynes

Producer: Robert Brookins

[Verse 1]
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

[Chorus]
Seventeen (Oh girl)
Seventeen (Yeah yeah yeah)
Seventeen (Made her stronger)
Seventeen

[Verse 2]
Sold her soul, to the streets
So her child had some food to eat
Running home, she won't go
'Cause everyone said, "Girl, I told you so"

[Pre-Chorus]
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

[Chorus]
Seventeen-teen-teen-teen-teen-teen-teen-teen-teen-teen-teen-teen-teen-teen
(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)

[Pre-Chorus]
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 (Uh)

[Chorus]
Seven-seven-sev-sev-sev-sev-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
Seventeen (On her own girl)
Seventeen (She's only seventeen)
Seventeen (Oh yeah)
Seventeen (The girl is only seventeen now)
Seventeen
Seventeen (Seventeen, seventeen, seventeen)
Seventeen
Seventeen

The King of New Jack Swing. Bobby Brown has never been afraid to push the envelope – musically, artistically or socially. His sheer bravery and brash honesty are the very characteristics that make him “Bobby Brown” – a pioneering entertainer with over three decades of experience. From his successful debut in New Edition, the boy band prototype for groups like New Kids on the Block, Boyz II Men and the Backstreet Boys, to his multi-platinum career as a solo artist, Brown has left a mark on the music industry that can never be erased.

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