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