Letras
Well, I was a boy, I was always shy
My daddy was hard, held his hands up high
Never said much, only had to look
Before I could move I was caught by a hook
So I had to grow, never dared to lie
Got my first cuts, I refused to cry
No matter what he done, I shed no tears
Rule number one, show no fear
Seventeen stitches, I worked real hard
Seventeen stitches in my own backyard
Seventeen stitches, one for every year
Seventeen years of heartache, livin' in a life of fear
When I was a boy, just a little shy
My daddy told me straight, "Hold your head up high"
The older I got, I got real hard
Now I'm the man on my boulevard
So my advice for those in fear
Wait for the days in your older years
Deal with your past before it returns
You can show 'em all how much you've learned
Seventeen stitches, I worked real hard
Seventeen stitches in my own backyard
Seventeen stitches, one for every year
Seventeen years of heartache, livin' in a life of fear
Oh, seventeen stitches, I worked real hard
Seventeen stitches in my own backyard
Seventeen years of heartache
Ooh, seventeen years of heartache
Ah, seventeen stitches, I worked real hard
Seventeen stitches in my own backyard
Seventeen stitches, one for every year
Seventeen years of heartache