I didn't have to give into sin I needed something to believe in So I wander the world on my own With open arms We sat by the river, turning water to wine We will be loved and forgotten In the city of Paris, made me feel so alive! I long for the days of summer Young and free we were in the mode Turned every heartache into gold Young and free we were seventeen How beautiful those days had been I held a fear of days to come But nothing serves me like a song You know I hungered for the city's melody And powerless, it held me Gave all of my courage, didn't want to let go Never be lost or forgotten In the city of life, forever I walk And live for the days of summer Young and free we were in the mode Turned every heartache into gold Young and free we were seventeen How beautiful those days had been