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, had to go out and feel But there was time to kill, and so I, I walked my way around 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 wanted to 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 that You just don't know, oh no, you, you just don't understand How many people've seen you in the arms of, 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, I 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, you came too soon then Oh, and it could, it could be tonight, if I ever leave this room (I never leave this room, no) Oh, oh, I wasted 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, O.K
Yeah, you can leave me, oh, you, you can go some other place You can't forget it, yeah, you know, you know that's O.K Cos, cos I own this town, yeah, yeah, I 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, oh, it's, it's on it's way Oh no, oh no, oh, I, I can hear them say They say I can't survive, they say I, I'll never leave the ground They say it's all a lie, and now, and now it's coming down Oh, baby now
Oh, the time of my life, oh, I think you came too soon Yeah, it came too soon, now Oh, and it could, oh, it could be tonight if I ever leave this room (I never leave this room, no) Oh, oh, oh, I wasted 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 go, gonna be there, I'm gonna go, buh-bye
It's O.K., you don't have to care Really, oh, oh, really, I swear, no No, you owe me nothing, you owe nothing to me And if I messed it up, baby, then, that's all up to me, yeah And if you go, then, then I won't follow, no, no Cos so many times I've been, I've been thinking maybe Oh, maybe I should No, I, I'm gonna stay, no, I'm gonna make my way Oh, I'm gonna get on through, babe I'm gonna make it all some day
Oh, and the time of my life, oh no, I think you came too soon Oh, you came too soon then Oh, and it could, oh, it could be tonight if I ever leave this room (I never, I never leave this room, no) Oh, oh, oh, I wasted all my time on all those stupid things That only get me down Get down, oh, oh, oh, oh Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town So I'll leave this town, oh ho And oh, the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town Yeah, I'm gonna leave this town, O.K Oh, time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town So I'm gonna go, yeah, I'm gonna go, really, buh-bye
I'm gonna leave this town, uh oh! You're not gonna have me around, uh oh! The sky and stars and God will never, ever, ever laugh Uh uh oh! Uh oh! Me and stars and the moon are falling down
[03:26.218]Oh, I was 17, when I heard the countdown start [03:30.317]It started slowly and I thought it was my heart [03:33.690]But then I realised that this time it was for real [03:37.404]There was no place to hide, I had to, had to go out and feel [03:41.409]But there was time to kill, and so I, I walked my way around town [03:44.967]I tried to love the world, oh, but the world just got me down [03:48.690]And so I looked for you in every street of every town [03:52.354]I wanted to see your face, I wanna, I wanna see you now [03:57.821]I wanna see you now [03:59.592] [04:00.438]Oh, and so it went, oh so it went for several years [04:03.783]I couldn't stand it, no, oh, it must be getting near now that [04:08.119]You just don't know, oh no, you, you just don't understand [04:11.199]How many people've seen you in the arms of, of [04:14.160]Of some other man [04:14.723]I've got to meet you, and find you and take you by the hand [04:18.802]Oh my God, my God, you've got to understand that I was 17 [04:24.824]I didn't, I didn't know a thing at all [04:26.801]I've got no reason, I've got no reason at all, oh no [04:30.589] [04:32.908]Oh, the time of my life, oh, I think you came too soon [04:39.474]Yeah, you came too soon then [04:41.632]Oh, and it could, it could be tonight, if I ever leave this room [04:46.503](I never leave this room, no) [04:48.323]Oh, oh, I wasted all my time on all those stupid things [04:52.291]That only get me down [04:54.712]Get down, oh [04:56.454]Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town [05:01.487]So, I'm gonna leave this town, goodbye, O.K [05:05.009] [05:11.457]Yeah, you can leave me, oh, you, you can go some other place [05:15.161]You can't forget it, yeah, you know, you know that's O.K [05:19.006]Cos, cos I own this town, yeah, yeah, I brought it to its knees [05:22.492]Can you hear it crying? Can you? [05:24.875]Can you hear it begging to me "Please?" [05:26.438]I know it's coming so soon now, oh, oh, it's, it's on it's way [05:30.105]Oh no, oh no, oh, I, I can hear them say [05:34.092]They say I can't survive, they say I, I'll never leave the ground [05:37.661]They say it's all a lie, and now, and now it's coming down [05:41.308]Oh, baby now [05:42.327] [05:45.829]Oh, the time of my life, oh, I think you came too soon [05:50.825]Yeah, it came too soon, now [05:52.983]Oh, and it could, oh, it could be tonight if I ever leave this room [05:57.939](I never leave this room, no) [05:59.803]Oh, oh, oh, I wasted all my time on all those stupid things [06:04.074]That only get me down [06:05.918]Get down, oh [06:07.802]Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town [06:12.835]So I'm gonna go, gonna be there, I'm gonna go, buh-bye [06:16.258] [06:16.736]It's O.K., you don't have to care [06:20.741]Really, oh, oh, really, I swear, no [06:23.954]No, you owe me nothing, you owe nothing to me [06:27.375]And if I messed it up, baby, then, that's all up to me, yeah [06:31.236]And if you go, then, then I won't follow, no, no [06:34.901]Cos so many times I've been, I've been thinking maybe [06:36.611]Oh, maybe I should [06:38.628]No, I, I'm gonna stay, no, I'm gonna make my way [06:42.340]Oh, I'm gonna get on through, babe [06:43.922]I'm gonna make it all some day [06:45.307] [06:45.609]Oh, and the time of my life, oh no, I think you came too soon [06:50.948]Oh, you came too soon then [06:53.098]Oh, and it could, oh, it could be tonight if I ever leave this room [06:56.302](I never, I never leave this room, no) [07:00.183]Oh, oh, oh, I wasted all my time on all those stupid things [07:03.960]That only get me down [07:06.013]Get down, oh, oh, oh, oh [07:08.168]Oh, and the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town [07:12.975]So I'll leave this town, oh ho [07:15.620]And oh, the sky is crying out tonight for me to leave this town [07:20.435]Yeah, I'm gonna leave this town, O.K [07:23.377]Oh, time is crying out tonight for me to leave this town [07:28.152]So I'm gonna go, yeah, I'm gonna go, really, buh-bye [07:33.608] [07:36.406]I'm gonna leave this town, uh oh! [07:44.058]You're not gonna have me around, uh oh! [07:46.224]The sky and stars and God will never, ever, ever laugh [07:50.689]Uh uh oh! Uh oh! [07:53.686]Me and stars and the moon are falling down