Background[]
The song was originally intended to be on Roan's EP, School Nights, but was cut from the final track listing. It was later reworked for Lavish in 2017 alongside "Lambskin" because as Roan stated:
| “ | I wanted to rework the tracks as, they were songs I really badly wanted to release. They just didn't make it originally on School Nights because I didn't want to make the project longer than it already was, and I thought they would fit better on my next record. | ” |
–Chappell Roan, Cutter Magazine | ||
On December 9, 2024, the song was discovered to have a demo titled "Seventeen" from the Kayleigh Rose EP sessions via leakage.
Theme[]
The song takes place after the events of "Cleopatra", where the protagonist meets her future boyfriend after being broken up with her ex. The lyrics hint towards future events in the story, most notably "You're the only one who will drink me even though I'm poison".
Lyrics[]
Don't think about it
It's like my hands, deep in your pocket
I know that you think about it
Why you novice? You're staring at the carpet
You're the only one who will drink me even though I'm poison
Don't care about it
Walk slow with me, like when in a crosswalk
You don't have to care about it
Write my name big with your sidewalk chalk
Base down smooth in the back of your car
Lay, vibrate
I didn't want to say it, but I will if I have to
I'm not tired at two in the morning
Eyes grow wide as a boy and lighter
Blink a few times, you can tell that I'm new at this
I'm new at this
Yeah
Yeah
Make sure you have ahold of me
Keep me grounded, I'm getting too high
No, we're only seventeen
Coca Cola and American Pie
Won't you stay awake with me?
We are too young to sleep this early
God, we're only seventeen
Only seventeen
Say something 'bout me
Video game party 'cause we're too cool
Say something sweet about me
I was never made for the high school
Burn pictures of people we hate in the yearbook
I didn't want to say it, but I will if I have to
I'm not tired at two in the morning
Eyes grow wide as a boy and lighter
Blink a few times, you can tell that I'm new at this
I'm new at this
Yeah
Yeah
Make sure you have ahold of me
Keep me grounded, I'm getting too high
No, we're only seventeen
Coca Cola and American Pie
Won't you stay awake with me?
We are too young to sleep this early
God, we're only seventeen
Only seventeen
You won't stop playing
Your old cassette tapes
And we're on your couch, playing all your board games
And I wish we were at a drive-in movie
But it's cold outside, I don't have patience
And I like it like that
It's not serious, I like it like that
It's not serious, this isn't serious
Right?
This isn't serious
Right?
Right?
Make sure you have ahold of me
Keep me grounded, I'm getting too high
No, we're only seventeen
Coca Cola and American Pie
Won't you stay awake with me?
We are too young to sleep this early
God, we're only seventeen
Only seventeen
Official versions[]
| Version | Released on | Release Date | Recorded | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Final | Lavish | December 16, 2018 | 2017 | 3:37 |
| Demo 2 | Leaked (intended for School Nights) | June 7, 2024 | 2016 | 3:37 |
| Demo 1 | Leaked (intended for Kayleigh Rose) | December 9, 2024 | 2014 | 3:44 |