17: One of my nieces turned 17 in 2020, and she had a “drive- by” birthday party—she stood on the porch, as her friends rolled past her house, windows down, cheering on one more year. I wondered, how must it feel to be young during a plague.
lyrics
Words and Music: Cornelius Eady
O, Lord
Please don’t cheat me of my days
O, Lord
O, Lord
Please don’t cheat me of my days
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
Please don’t set the sun on me
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
Please don’t set the sun on me
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
Raise this virus off my mind
O, Lord
Raise this virus off my mind
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
Please don’t evict me from my breath
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
Please don’t evict me from my breath
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
Please don’t snatch my world away
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
Please don’t snatch my world away
O, Lord
O, Lord
O. Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
Please don’t cut this flower down
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
Please don’t cut this flower down
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
O, Lord
I’m only 17
O, Lord
O, Lord
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