Stephen Duffy - 17 lyrics

I was born in Birmingham But soon I would escape With education incomplete And two songs on a tape When my girlfriend was expelled We took the London coach Her sister gave her daffodils Her mother, an old brooch And she smiled and she smiled And she smiled... She was so beautiful - 17 She was so beautiful - 17 We didn't have much money then No hi-fi or TV So we made love, I'd sing her songs And she would read to me But we were young I didn't know what love was all about When I slept with her best friend Of course she threw me out! And we cried and we cried And we cried... I was looking for a deal Looking for a hit The affectations of success The airs that go with it While she was looking for a man Who didn't need a maid She modelled for an agency Who made sure she got paid When she smiled, when she smiled When she smiled... I was an empty head libertine