Strawberry Wine – American Aquarium (originally by Deana Carter)

He was workin’ through college
On my grandpa’s farm
I was thirstin’ for knowledge
And he had a car
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
Green on the vine
Like strawberry wine

And 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 and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet
Green on the vine
Like strawberry wine

The fields have grown over now
Years since they’ve seen the plow
There’s nothin’ time hasn’t touched
Is it really him or the loss of my innocence
I’ve been missin’ so much? Yeah

Like strawberry wine and seventeen
The hot July moon saw everything
My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet
Like green on the vine
Like strawberry wine

Like strawberry wine