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Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Seventeen, cheap boots, high school dust on my jeans
Mama cried at the table
Daddy stared straight through the steam
I said, "There’s a whole wide world
Past this county line"
Signed my name in that office
Shook a hand, changed my life
[Chorus]
I was just seventeen, chasin’ somethin’ blue
Found my name on a ship
Found my faith in a crew
From a one-stoplight town
To a wide, wild sea
Boy turned to a man
When the navy took me
[Verse 2]
First night out, bunk bed, duffel bag for a drawer
Boot camp bark in the morning
Feet sore, heart a little more sure
Letters home on Sunday
Ink smudged, short on sleep
Told Mom the food was awful
Told Dad it ain’t that deep
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
Salt on my lips
Wind in my hair
Thought of that gravel drive
Like it was right there
Seventeen candles
I missed that year
But I found my backbone
Somewhere out here
[Chorus]
Details
GeneratedJan 8, 2026
Duration3:09
LanguageEnglish
Style
country, Warm modern country ballad with male vocals, gentle shuffle groove. Fingerpicked acoustic and brushed snare in the verses, steel guitar answering vocal phrases. Chorus opens with bigger drums, layered harmonies, and a bright electric Tele twang. Subtle organ pad under the bridge, then strip back to guitar and voice for the final hook.
Credits
Prompt byGrooveTheremin582
ModelAria v5
Prompt
A song about joining the navy at 17 country song
