Verse 1
I swear I saw her in the rearview light
Hair in the wind, still believing in life
Sixteen dreams in a hand-me-down car
She didn’t know the world could leave this many scars
She laughed like the sky couldn’t fall
Like growing up wouldn’t cost her it all
Now I’m standing here with tired eyes
Wondering where she went and why
Pre-Chorus
And I’ve been searching through the years I lost
Through every bridge I burned and line I crossed
I thought if I could just go back
Maybe I’d find the girl I used to have
Chorus
I was running, running to the end of the world to find you
Calling your name like the old days would hear me too
But when I found you, you weren’t what I hoped you’d be
You were just a broken piece of me
And I’ve been drowning in the bills and the stress
The weight of the people I tried to impress
I got older, got colder, forgot how to breathe
But somewhere at seventeen
You’re still waiting for me
Verse 2
Life came fast with its hands on my throat
Pressure piled up like stones in my coat
Everybody needed something from me
Till I forgot who I was trying to be
I miss the girl who could run through the rain
Who still had fire underneath all the pain
Now I’m numb in a crowded room
Smiling like I’m not breaking in two
Pre-Chorus
And I’ve been digging through the dust and fear
Hoping maybe you were hiding here
But all I found were memories
And a younger girl still haunting me
Chorus
I was running, running to the end of the world to find you
Calling your name like the old days would hear me too
But when I found you, you weren’t what I hoped you’d be
You were just a broken piece of me
And I’ve been drowning in the bills and the stress
The weight of the people I tried to impress
I got older, got colder, forgot how to breathe
But somewhere at seventeen
You’re still waiting for me
Bridge
Maybe I don’t have to go back in time
Maybe she’s not gone, maybe she’s still mine
Buried under every breakdown
Every “I can’t do this right now”
Maybe freeing her starts with me
Letting myself feel everything
And maybe I’m tired, maybe I’m bruised
Maybe I lost more than I ever knew
But I’m still here, still reaching through
The dark for the girl I once knew
Final Chorus
I was running, running to the end of the world to find you
Crying your name like the old days would pull me through
And when I found you, you were scared like me
Just another soul trying to be free
And though I’m drowning in the bills and the stress
The weight of a life that I never guessed
I got older, got colder, but I still believe
That somewhere at seventeen
You’re coming home with me
Outro
So I’ll pick up the pieces
Even when my hands bleed
One day I’ll be okay
And she’ll be proud of me
Somewhere at seventeen
She’s still a part of me
