Edge Of Seventeen Drawn From The First Line Of Its Refrain Is A Song Written And Recorded By American Singer Stevie Nicks The Third Single From Her Successful 1981 Solo Debut Album Bella Donna. The Lyric Was Written By Nicks To Express The Grief Resulting From The Death Of Her Uncle Jonathan And The Murder Of John Lennon During The Same Week Of December 1980. Courtesy Wikipedia Article On "Edge Of Seventeen."