Edge of Seventeen
The Wind and the Wave Lyrics

Just like the white winged dove Sings a song Sounds like she's singin' Whoo-whoo-whoo
The singer draws a comparison between herself and the white winged dove, explaining that they both sing a song that sounds like they're singing 'whoo-whoo-whoo'

And the days go by Like a strand in the wind In the web that is my own I begin again Said to my friend, baby Nothin' else mattered
The singer reflects on how time passes by quickly and compares it to a strand in the wind. She feels like she's weaving her own web and continually starting over. In this state of mind, she tells her friend that nothing else mattered.

He was no more (He was no more) Than a baby then Well, he seemed broken hearted Somethin' within him But the moment That I first laid Eyes on him All alone on the edge of seventeen
The singer recalls meeting a boy who seemed broken-hearted and alone at the age of seventeen. She realized he was just a baby then but something within him intrigued her and caught her attention.

Well, I went today Maybe I will go again Tomorrow, yeah, yeah Well, the music there Well it was hauntingly familiar When I see you doin' What I try to do for me With their words of a poet And a voice from a choir And a melody Nothin' else mattered
The artist describes a familiar feeling she gets when she hears music that resonates with her. She realizes that the words of the poet, the voice of the choir, and the melody all come together to create a special feeling that nothing else can match.

The clouds never expect it When it rains But the sea changes colours But the sea Does not change So with the slow graceful flow Of age I went forth with an age old Desire to please On the edge of seventeen
The artist compares her life to the changes in weather, explaining that even though the clouds never expect rain, it still comes. She mentions that the sea changes colors but doesn't actually change, much like how she's maturing with age but still has the same desire to please others as she did when she was younger.

Well then suddenly There was no one left standing In the hall, yeah, yeah In a flood of tears That no one really ever heard fall at all When I went searchin' for an answer Up the stairs and down the hall Not to find an answer Just to hear the call Of a nightbird singin' (Come away) (Come away)
The singer describes a moment when everyone disappeared, leaving her in the hall in a flood of tears. She went on a search for answers, but instead found herself listening to the call of a nightbird singing 'come away'.

Well, I hear you (well, I hear you) In the morning (in the morning) And I hear you (and I hear you) At nightfall (at nightfall) Sometime to be near you Is to be unable to hear you My love I'm a few years older than you (I'm a few years older than you)
The singer hears someone she loves in the morning and at nightfall, but sometimes being near them makes it hard to hear their true self. She mentions being a few years older than them.

Just like the white winged dove Sings a song Sounds like she's singin' Whoo, baby, whoo, said whoo
The song ends with a repetition of the comparison the artist made at the beginning, where she states that she and the white winged dove both sing a song that sounds like they're singing 'whoo, baby, whoo, said whoo'.