He was workin'
through college,
on my grandpa's farm
I was thirstin'
for knowledge,
and he had a car
Yeah I was caught
somewhere between a
woman and a child
One restless
summer we found
love growin' wild
On the banks of the river
on a well beaten path
It's funny how those
memories they last
Like strawberry wine
and seventeen
The hot July moon,
saw everything
My first taste of love,
oh bittersweet
The green on the vine
Like strawberry wine
I still remember,
when thirty was old
My biggest fear was
September,
when he had to go
A few cards and letters
and one long distance call
We drifted away like
the leaves in the fall
But year after year I come
back to this place
Just to remember
the taste
Of strawberry wine
seventeen
The hot July moon,
saw everything
My first taste of love,
oh bittersweet
The green on the vine
Like strawberry wine
The fields have grown
over now
Years since they've
seen the plow
There's nothing time
hasn't touched
Is it really him or the loss
of my innocence
I've been missin' so much
Yeah
Strawberry wine
seventeen
The hot July moon,
saw everything
My first taste of love,
oh bittersweet
An' green on the vine
Like strawberry wine
seventeen
The hot July moon,
saw everything