Seventeen years old
Living out in the cold
Got a kid under each arm, another on the way
Susceptible to hate and harm, same thing every day.

She’s got no job, she’s on welfare
Her mom and dad, don’t even care
She used to dream of being prom queen
Here she is, she’s only seventeen.

Can’t count how many time she’s been to jail
Who will she get to pay her bail?
Who’s gonna come to the rescue this time?
Will she turn to a life of crime?
Been raped while she’s out on the street
Been hit, abused, shot and beat.

She’s got no job, she’s on welfare
Her mom and dad, don’t even care
She used to dream of being prom queen
Here she is, she’s only seventeen.

Got the page about 8 o’clock
Got no car, so she started to walk
Knocked on the door, he let her in
Said it was about time to begin
Takes her money, then she leaves
Ain’t doing nothing wrong, so she believes

Got no direction in her life
She’ll never be anybody’s wife
Too many kids and too many problems
There is no one that can solve them.

Thought she’d found Mr. Right.
He beat on her every night.
He thought he was doing the right thing.
She’s only seventeen.
Is there a way she can fix all that’s wrong?
In a gutter, singing the same old song.

She’s got no job, she’s on welfare
Her mom and dad, don’t even care
She used to dream of being prom queen
Here she is, she’s only seventeen.