Album: Did I Shave My Legs For This? (1995)

Charted: 65

License This Song 

• 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 and seventeen
  The hot July moon saw everything
  My first taste of love, oh bittersweet
  Green on the vine
  Like strawberry wine
  
  I still remember
  When thirty was old
  And 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, whoa-oh, bittersweet
  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 missing so much
  
  Yeah
  
  Strawberry wine and seventeen
  The hot July moon saw everything
  My first taste of love, whoa-oh bittersweet
  And green on the vine
  Like strawberry wine and seventeen
  The hot July moon saw everything
  My first taste of love, oh, bittersweet
  And green on the vine
  Like strawberry wine
  
  Strawberry wine
  Ooh
  Strawberry wine Writer/s: Gary Harrison, Matraca Berg
  Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 10

• Sal from ArkansasWho played the guys in the video Strawberry wine?
• Hopegmabeck from TexasIt seems like I sang the song "Strawberry Wine" back in the 70s but there's nothing about that song being played back then. It would've been played on the radio. What year was it written and 1st released or recorded. IDK how I can have such a clear memory of this if it never happened.
• Kawa from Tokyo, JapanI think that the first inspiration of writing this lyrics for the songwriters came from the lyrics of the song called, Bluberry Hill, sung by Fats Domino in 1956 and becoming a big hit later. Because there are some similarities between two songs! There are below. First this line, 'It's funny how those memories they last', compared with 'Though we're apart, you are part of me still', and another line is like this, ' The hot July moon saw everything', compared with 'The moon stood still'. I think that the songwriters of Strawberry Wine got the first inspiration by reading the lyrics of the song, Blueberry Hill, and they tried to write the song like Bluebery Hill.
• Peter from Coventry, United KingdomI like listening to this song.
• Briar from Hazard, KyI liked this when it first came out. It got played way too much and I really got sick of it.
  I like "Did I Shave My Legs For This?" better.
• Julie from St. Louis, MoThe inspiration for Deanna recording this song is James Denton (Mike on 'Desperate Housewives'). They were first loves, apparently. I heard this from him in an interview a few years ago.
• Dorothy from Whitehall, PaThis song fit me really well when it came out to be on the top. I had a boyfriend at the time that it fit us really well. I love the song. I saw Deanna Carter in concert at the Allentown fair she opened for Tim Mcgraw. Thank you Deanna for making this song.
• Maureen from Prospect, VaI really like this song.. it means so much to me personally.. <3
• Katie from Tallahassee, FlThis song is just great songwriting and Deanna Carter has a great voice. I love the song and the content is something that all women hold dear to them and that is first love.
• Cortney from Whann, Pai think that this is a very awesome song because it tells the story of a girls 1st love, which is important to most...Deanna is awesome!!!

More Songfacts:

Blame GameKanye West

Chris Rock appears on the Kanye West track "Blame Game."

Girl CrushLittle Big Town

"Girl Crush" by Little Big Town came from the hashtag #girlcrush, which its co-writer, Lori McKenna, spotted on Instagram.

Shake It OffTaylor Swift

Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" was inspired by how she'd learned to deal with all the false rumors that circulated about her. She realized she could either let it get to her or "just shake it off."

Do The BartmanThe Simpsons

"Do The Bartman," released at the peak of Simpsons-mania, has uncredited backup vocals by Michael Jackson, who later appeared on the show.

Born to be AlivePatrick Hernandez

In 1979, Madonna was a dancer on Patrick Hernandez' tour, where she boogied to his hit "Born To Be Alive."

What A Wonderful WorldLouis Armstrong

"What A Wonderful World," released in 1967 four years before Louis Armstrong died, didn't find an audience in America until 1988 when it was used in the movie Good Morning, Vietnam.

Editor's Picks

Sending Out An SOS - Distress Signals In SongsSong Writing

Songs where something goes horribly wrong (literally or metaphorically), and help is needed right away.

Krishna DasSongwriter Interviews

The top chant artist in the Western world, Krishna Das talks about how these Hindu mantras compare to Christian worship songs.

Pam TillisSongwriter Interviews

The country sweetheart opines about the demands of touring and talks about writing songs with her famous father.

Al KooperSongwriter Interviews

Kooper produced Lynyrd Skynyrd, played with Dylan and the Stones, and formed BS&T.

Hawksley WorkmanSongwriter Interviews

One of Canada's most popular and eclectic performers, Hawksley tells stories about his oldest songs, his plentiful side projects, and the ways that he keeps his songwriting fresh.

Mac Powell of Third DaySongwriter Interviews

The Third Day frontman talks about some of the classic songs he wrote with the band, and what changed for his solo country album.