First time in the local since I don't know when
Long due catch up with my closest friends
Same old band playing cowboy style
And I catch a glimpse of your haunting smile
You come in and sit across from me
And so it starts the how've you beens
My mind goes blank can't think what to say
I'm so busy thinking about yesterday
When I got so caught up in what was gonna be
That I missed you standing there in front of me
Who can say that time will heal
What I couldn't see when I was seventeen
I see you're happy now after all that mess
It's tough to see you look your very best
I'll build that bridge someday you know
And I'll walk on over once I can let you go
But I got so caught up in what was gonna be
That I missed you standing there in front of me
Who can say that time will heal
What I couldn't see when I was seventeen
What I couldn't see when I was seventeen
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I got so caught up in what was gonna be
That I missed you standing there in front of me
Who can say that time will heal
What I couldn't see when I was seventeen
What I couldn't see when I was seventeen
Well I wish I'd seen it when I was seventeen