She was 7 months along there at the courthouse,
They tied the knot then headed back to work
No long white veil blowing out behind her,
There was no bow tie just a name tag on his shirt
It's no secret like it was before,
The whole town knows it,
But she don't care anymore

There's an old soul in her young heart,
There's a newborn in her shopping cart
There's no prom dress, no spring break,
But it don't matter cause there's no time anyway
Still 17 but older than her years,
She's wise beyond her tears

Yeah, she is

With a month old child he up and joined the army,
Hey, now talk about Baptism under fire
She had to learn her master's in survival,
By learning how to change a diaper and the tire
She checks the mailbox everyday at 4,
But she don't know why,
Cause he don't write her anymore

There's an old soul in her young heart,
There's a newborn in her shopping cart
There's no prom dress, no spring break,
But it don't matter cause there's no time anyway
Still 17 but older than her years,
She's wise beyond her tears

There's an old soul in her young heart,
There's a newborn in her shopping cart
There's no prom dress, no spring break,
But it don't matter cause she's been blessed by her mistakes
Still 17 but older than her years,
She's wise beyond her tears