Seventeen

It's not cold, Ray, it's facts And it's not just her, it's all of 'em They're babies in grown-up bodies They're hormones and hoodies But the rest of them are not my responsibility She is She's se-ven-teen Uh-huh, and her brain just don't work (Come on now, Jersey) That's enough, Ray, thank you so much Just seventeen, and she's a piece of work (I know I did some dumb stuff when I was her age) No She's sassy, kinda nasty, got me feelin' baddy Get my nerves a-rackin', actin' like you bad and naughty You would smack 'em, don't make me send her packin', nah She's just seventeen, and her brain just don't work (We all made mistakes when we were young) (Speak for yourself, I was angel) She's se-ven-teen, and her brain just don't work Thank you Just seventeen, if she acts like a jerk (I think you're right about those hormones, though) She got me goin' loco, never gonna fold, so Put her in a chokehold, that might stop the mojo I'm a friend, not foe, not gonna watch her blow She's just seventeen, and her brain just don't work (Mira, when my kids, un chancletazo y se acabó) Think she knows it all, she don't know nothin' (No) All that's at stake, she can risk (She can risk) I once was her, so I tried to stop it 'Cause she's 'bout to step in some shit She'll feel the heat in the kitchen (In the kitchen) Somebody is about to go missin' (Go missin') Testosterone and estrogen (Estrogen) Bad combination She don't ever listen She's sassy, kinda nasty, got me feelin' baddy Get my nerves a-rackin', actin' like you bad and naughty You would smack 'em, don't make me send her packin', no, oh no She got me goin' loco, never gonna fold, so Put her in a chokehold, that might stop the mojo I'm a friend, not foe, not gonna watch her blow, oh, oh no She pushes to the limit, got me at my limit She about to get it, hard place to sit in I might have a fit like she don't really know She's just seventeen...and her brain just don't work