[Verse 1]
Back to the good times when I just turned seventeen
I was a high school boy so happy and carefree
And life was so easy.

[Chorus 1]
Dad used to take me home at night
On his familiar scooter
We talked about things in the world
The world he carried on his shoulder.

[Verse 2]
Well it’s true that there’s a calm before a storm
It was a night that Daddy never took me home
The night he passed away.
[Chorus 2]
I tried my best to save his life
But his both hands were cold as ice
So he had left us all behind
Without a chance to say goodbye
Seventeen, seventeen
It was so sweet, but it was so mean
Life’s not easy as it seems
Just like a movie on the screen.
[Verse 3]
I always blame myself for treating him so bad
I wish I had a chance to say “I love you Dad,
You’re always my hero.”
There were times he taught me how to speak Chinese
And the times he took me to the big city
Oh perfect memories.
[Chorus 3]
I made me cry every time
He showed up in my dreams at night
I miss his smile, I miss his face
His voice can never fade away
Seventeen, seventeen
It was so sweet, but it was so mean
Life’s not easy as it seems
Just like a movie on the screen.