He was working through college

On my grandpa′s farm

I was thirsting for knowledge

And he had a car

Yeah, I was caught somewhere between a woman and a child

One restless summer, we found love growing wild

On the banks of the river, on a well-beaten path

It's funny how those memories, they last

Like strawberry wine, 17

Hot July moon saw everything

My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet

Like green on the vine

Like strawberry wine

I still remember

When 30 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, 17

The hot July moon saw everything

My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet

The green on the vine

Like strawberry wine

Fields have grown over now, years since they′ve seen a plow

There's nothing time hasn't touched

Is it really him, or the loss of my innocence

I′ve been missing so much?

Yeah, ooh

Like strawberry wine, 17

The hot July moon saw everything

My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet

Like green on the vine

Like strawberry wine

Like strawberry wine