"Bad Influence (Only Seventeen)" Copyright May 28, 2021 by Gary E. Andrews. All Rights Reserved.
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(Verse I)
I sent her to the Preacher.
The Preacher couldn't reach 'er.
The Preacher sent her back to me.
I tried to teach 'er.
Underneath the bleachers,
she started teachin' me.

(Chorus)
She's a Bad Influence on me!
She comes to me when she's lonely!
Somebody said, "She's Only Seventeen!"

(Verse II)
She lives in a trailer.
She cusses like a sailor.
She likes to whisper things obscene.
She tells me, "You're too gloomy!"
She says she wouldn't do me,
if I wasn't so damned mean!

(Chorus II)
I'm a Bad Influence on 'er'.
She asks why I never phone 'er,
says she wants to be a loner, just like me!

(Bridge)
Honey, we can't do this!
I'm trying' to work through this!
Aren't you too young to be doin' this with me?

(Verse III)
She scatters out my money.
She likes to talk funny,
when she's tryin' to get a laugh out of me.
Calls me 'Guitar Picker'.
Wants to taste my liquor.
What if she's Only Seventeen?

(Fading Coda)
I sent her to the Preacher.
The Preacher couldn't reach 'er.
The Preacher sent her back to me.
I tried to teach 'er.
Underneath the bleachers,
she started teachin' me.

Last edited by Gary E. Andrews; 10/17/22 02:21 PM.
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