Oh, I was 17
when I heard the countdown start
It started slowly
and I thought it was my heart
But then I realised
that this time it was for real
There was no place to hide
I had to, I had to go out and feel
But there was time to kill
And so I, I walked my way round town
I tried to love the world
Oh, but the world just got me down
And so I looked for you
in every street of every town
I wanna see your face
I wanna, I wanna see you now
I wanna see you now
Oh and so it went
Oh, so it went for several years
I couldn't stand it, no
Oh, it must be getting near now
But you just don't know
Oh no, you just don't understand
how many people have seen you
in the arms of, of some other man
I've got to meet you
and find you
and take you by the hand
Oh my god, my god
you've got to understand
that I was 17
I didn't, didn't know a thing at all
I've got no reason
I've got no reason at all
Oh no
Oh, the time of my life
Oh, I think you came too soon
(Yeah, it came too soon then)
Oh and it could
it could be tonight
if I ever leave this room
(I never leave this room now)
Oh, oh, wasting all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down
(Get down, oh)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
(So I'm gonna leave this town... goodbye... okay)
Yeah, you can leave me
Oh, you, you can go some other place
You can forget it
Yeah, you know, you know that it's okay
Because I own this town
Yeah, yeah, I've brought it to its knees
Can you hear it crying? Can you?
Can you hear it begging to me "please"
I know it's coming, so soon now
Oh it's, it's on its way
Oh no, oh no, oh I can hear them say
they say I can't survive
They say I'll, I'll never leave the ground
They say it's all a lie
And now, and now it's coming down
Oh baby now, please
Oh, the time of my life
Oh, I think you came too soon
(Yeah, it came too soon then)
Oh and it could
Oh, it could be tonight
if I ever leave this room
(I never leave this room now)
Oh, oh, oh wasting all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down
(Get down, oh)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
(Do you want me to go? Yeah really, I'm gonna go. Bye, bye)
It's okay, you don't have to care
Really, oh really I swear
No, no, you owe me nothing, you owe nothing to me
Oh and if I messed it up baby then
then that's all up to me, yeah
And if you go
then I won't follow, no, no
So many times, I've been thinking maybe
oh, maybe I should
No, no I'm gonna stay
I'm gonna make my way, oh
I'm gonna get on through babe
I'm gonna make it some day
Oh, the time of my life
Oh no, I think you came too soon
(Yeah, it came too soon then)
Oh and it could
Oh, it could be tonight
if I ever leave this room
(I never, never leave this room now)
Oh, oh, oh wasting all the time on those stupid things that only get me down
(Get down, oh, oh)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
(So I'll leave this town)
The sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
And I'm gonna leave this town
And time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
Do you want me to go? Yeah?
I'm gonna go, really, bye bye
I gonna leave this town, oh
I'm not gonna hang around
Oh, the sky and stars and god will never ever laugh
Leaves and stars and moon are falling down
when I heard the countdown start
It started slowly
and I thought it was my heart
But then I realised
that this time it was for real
There was no place to hide
I had to, I had to go out and feel
But there was time to kill
And so I, I walked my way round town
I tried to love the world
Oh, but the world just got me down
And so I looked for you
in every street of every town
I wanna see your face
I wanna, I wanna see you now
I wanna see you now
Oh and so it went
Oh, so it went for several years
I couldn't stand it, no
Oh, it must be getting near now
But you just don't know
Oh no, you just don't understand
how many people have seen you
in the arms of, of some other man
I've got to meet you
and find you
and take you by the hand
Oh my god, my god
you've got to understand
that I was 17
I didn't, didn't know a thing at all
I've got no reason
I've got no reason at all
Oh no
Oh, the time of my life
Oh, I think you came too soon
(Yeah, it came too soon then)
Oh and it could
it could be tonight
if I ever leave this room
(I never leave this room now)
Oh, oh, wasting all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down
(Get down, oh)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
(So I'm gonna leave this town... goodbye... okay)
Yeah, you can leave me
Oh, you, you can go some other place
You can forget it
Yeah, you know, you know that it's okay
Because I own this town
Yeah, yeah, I've brought it to its knees
Can you hear it crying? Can you?
Can you hear it begging to me "please"
I know it's coming, so soon now
Oh it's, it's on its way
Oh no, oh no, oh I can hear them say
they say I can't survive
They say I'll, I'll never leave the ground
They say it's all a lie
And now, and now it's coming down
Oh baby now, please
Oh, the time of my life
Oh, I think you came too soon
(Yeah, it came too soon then)
Oh and it could
Oh, it could be tonight
if I ever leave this room
(I never leave this room now)
Oh, oh, oh wasting all my time on all those stupid things that only get me down
(Get down, oh)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
(Do you want me to go? Yeah really, I'm gonna go. Bye, bye)
It's okay, you don't have to care
Really, oh really I swear
No, no, you owe me nothing, you owe nothing to me
Oh and if I messed it up baby then
then that's all up to me, yeah
And if you go
then I won't follow, no, no
So many times, I've been thinking maybe
oh, maybe I should
No, no I'm gonna stay
I'm gonna make my way, oh
I'm gonna get on through babe
I'm gonna make it some day
Oh, the time of my life
Oh no, I think you came too soon
(Yeah, it came too soon then)
Oh and it could
Oh, it could be tonight
if I ever leave this room
(I never, never leave this room now)
Oh, oh, oh wasting all the time on those stupid things that only get me down
(Get down, oh, oh)
Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
(So I'll leave this town)
The sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
And I'm gonna leave this town
And time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town
Do you want me to go? Yeah?
I'm gonna go, really, bye bye
I gonna leave this town, oh
I'm not gonna hang around
Oh, the sky and stars and god will never ever laugh
Leaves and stars and moon are falling down