He was working through college on my grandpa's farm I was thirsting for knowledge and he had a car I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child When one restless summer we found love growing wild On the banks of the river on a well beaten path It's funny how those memories they last Like strawberry wine and seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love oh bittersweet Green on the vine Like strawberry wine I still remember when thirty was old And my biggest fear was September when he had to go A few cards and letters and one long distance call We drifted away like the leaves in the fall But year after year I come back to this place Just to remember the taste Of strawberry wine and seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love oh bittersweet Green on the vine Like strawberry wine The fields have grown over now Years since they've seen the plow There's nothing time hasn't touched Is it really him or the loss of my innocence I've been missing so much Like strawberry wine and seventeen The hot July moon saw everything My first taste of love oh bittersweet Green on the vine Like strawberry wine Strawberry wine Strawberry wine

Darlin', speak to me but don't you say a word Light a cigarette, I'll watch it as it burns Remember tellin' me that you thought you were cursed? I'm in love with every song you've ever heard If I could lose you, I would We buried your bones in plywood If I could lose you, I would We buried your bones in plywood I said, "Love is fast asleep," on a dirt road With your head on my shoulder Strawberry wine, and all the time we used to have Those things I miss, but know are never comin' back For you, darlin', for you No thing defines a man like love that makes him soft And sentimental like a stranger in the park For a few moments, I see you If I was empty space, and you were a formless Shape, we'd fit But love leaves little runway, and every time we run Straight over it If I was empty space, and you were a formless Shape, we'd fit But love leaves little runway and every time I run Straight over it

I want to paint my face And pretend that I am someone else Sometimes I get so fed up I don't even want to look at myself But people have problems that are worse than mine I don't want you to think I'm complaining all the time And I hate the way you look at me I have to say I wish I could start over I am slowly falling apart I wish you'd take a walk in my shoes for a start You might think it's easy being me You just stand still, look pretty Sometimes I find myself shaking In the middle of the night And then it hits me and I can't Even believe this is my life But people have problems that are worse than mine I don't want you to think I'm complaining all the time And I wish that everyone would go and shut their mouths I'm not strong enough to deal with it I am slowly falling apart I wish you'd take a walk in my shoes for a start You might think it's easy being me You just stand still, look pretty I am slowly falling apart I wish you'd take a walk in my shoes for a start You might think it's easy being me You just stand still, look pretty

You're not sure that you love me But you're not sure enough to let me go Baby it ain't fair You know to just keep me hanging round You say you don't wanna hurt me Don't wanna see my tears So why are you still standing here Just watching me drown And it's alright Yeah, I'll be fine Don't worry about this heart of mine Just, take your love and hit the road 'Cause nothing you can do or say You're gonna break my heart anyway So just leave the pieces when you go Now you can drag out the heartache Or Baby you can make it quick We'll get it over with and just let me move on Don't concern yourself with this mess you left for me I can clean it up you'll see Just as long as your gone And it's alright Yeah, I'll be fine Don't worry about this heart of mine Just, take your love and hit the road 'Cause nothing you can do or say You're gonna break my heart anyway So just leave the pieces when you go You're not making up your mind It's killin' me And wasting time I need so much more then that Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah And it's alright Yeah, I'll be fine Don't worry about this heart of mine Just, take your love and hit the road 'Cause nothing you can do or say You're gonna break my heart anyway So just leave the pieces when you go Leave the pieces when you go Leave the pieces when you go Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Leave the pieces when you go

The rain keep falling And tears keep coming down I couldn't find my darling I wonder if she's left this town Rain, rain, rain, rain I like to see my girl again You broke my heart And caused me so much pain Rain, please, rain Don't cause me so much pain Rain, please, rain Let the sun shine once again Rain, rain, rain, rain My pillow's soaking wet Here it is, in the morning She's not home yet