I had a 63 Chevy, dual car, 10-4 on the floor I chopped a 396, hear the hormones and the engines roar It was me and my buddies just cruisin' around We were pickin' them up and we were shuttin' them down You know we owned every back street in that little farm town Well, we were young, we were lean, we were seventeen Livin' on the weekends of gasoline Every time I think about it, I still get a buzz The older I get, you know, the better I was The older I get, you know, the better I was I had a Fender Stratocaster and an amp turned up to ten We only knew three chords, but that was okay then Well, the music was loud and the girls were hot A bone and a bottle in the parking lot Was the closest to the big time that we ever got Well, we were young, we were lean, we were seventeen Livin' on hippies, stones and green Every time I think about it, I still get a buzz The older I get, you know, the better I was The older I get, you know, the better I was Never thought so new, I never loved so true You were my only one Shooting star in the back of my car Total eclipse of the farm Fa-fa-fa-fa-far Fa-fa-fa-fa-far Now it's been twenty-five years since we raced those cars in the streets And the band was pitchin', now I dance to a different beat My high school girl is my twenty-year-bride I got a minivan with the kids inside And I tell you, Tom, it's really been a long, strange ride Since we were young, we were lean, we were seventeen Livin' in the fever of a young man's dream Every time I think about it, I still get a buzz The older I get, you know, the better I was The older I get, you know, the better I was I say The older I get, you know, the better I was The older I get, you know, the better I was The older I get, you know, the better I was The older I get, you know, the better I was I say The older I get, you know, the better I was The older I get, you know, the better I was