[Verse 1: Tim Halperin]

Hey 17, you've been so unkind to me

Could someone tell me what I did to you?

Late last night, all my thoughts were running wild

I'm stuck inside this world I didn't choose

[Pre-Chorus: Tim Halperin]

Will they even miss me when I'm gone?

And do they even know what's goin' on?

[Chorus: Tim Halperin]

I was just a kid

I didn't mean to do the things I did, oh-oh

I was just a kid

I wish it didn't have to be like this

So someone tell me, why's it gotta be like this?

[Verse 2: Tim Halperin]

Hey officer, I swear that I was good to her

So why'd you have to take her from my arms?

And when she died, I think i did as well inside

I can't rid this guilt that rules my heart

[Pre-Chorus: Tim Halperin]

And will they even miss me when i'm gone

And do they even know what's going on?

[Chorus: Tim Halperin]

I was just a kid

I didn't mean to do the things I did, oh-oh

I was just a kid

I wish it didn't have to be like this

So someone tell me, why's it gotta be like this?

[Verse 3: Trip Lee]

I didn't know what I was doin'

Feel that pain in my soul

Spirit goin' numb

I been standing in the cold

Crumbling slow

I ain't got no words left for you

Except to tell you that I'm low

But Lord, can you heal me of this mess I made?

I confess I'm late

And I've been looking for rest all day

Got this burden on my back, and it's heavy

My knees 'bout to give out

I can't stand steady

But I heard you call on the weak and the weary

I'm cryin' out now, and I'm loud, can you hear me?

Hurt is here with me and despair's coming near me

Send them away and tell your grace come get me

I'm raining out pain with this pen, and it pours

You became poor, my stains became yours

Slain for proud thieves, took pain to save whores

Fornicators like me, I praise your name Lord, I give it all up

[Chorus: Tim Halperin & (Trip Lee)]

I was just a kid

I didn't mean to do the things I did, oh-oh (I didn't mean to)

I was just a kid

I wish it didn't have to be like this

So someone tell me, why's it gotta be like this?

[Outro: Tim Halperin]

Oh-oh, oh

Heavy like this, ooh