17 Cross Canadian Ragweed B |--3-3-1-0---0-1-3--1?0--| G |--4-4-2-0---0-2-4--2?0--| D |----------2-------------| Verse 1 Sirens wale and a flashing light Nothing better to do on a Tuesday night But give me hell, Where you headed, what are you out for Don?t see much of you around here any more I guess its just as well Once upon a time you had it all You let everybody down You?re always seventeen in your hometown Chorus Runnin from your folks, runnin from the law Runnin from love, runnin from you fears, runnin from it all You keep on runnin boy, you?ll run yourself in the ground You?re always seventeen in your hometown Verse 2 Her porch swing still looks the same She probably won?t even remember my name Just like she didn?t back then, is she married is she doin fine Does she know about all the nights I laid awake cryin?, just to know her hand The door opens and I run away, just like the same old clown You?re always seventeen in your hometown Chorus Verse 3 Nobody?s gonna miss me No tears will fall, no one?s gonna weep When I hit the road My boots are broken, my head is sore From keepin? up with their little world I got a heavy load Gonna leave ?em all just like before I?m big city bound You?re always seventeen in your hometown