Stevie Nicks - Edge of Seventeen Lyrics Meaning

Using actual interpretation of the lyrics is absolutely different to having knowledge/research on Nicks' meaning. If we are interpreting the song then what she was inspired by is secondary to the work she has placed into the world.

The song provides evidence of relationship and intimacy which is not necessarily erotic but sensuous.The protagonist intimates having feelings they will act on, "But the moment that I first laid/Eyes on him, all alone" and the lyrics,"He was no more than a baby then
Well he seemed broken hearted" connotes interest in the other.

To add to the idea of intimate relationship we have Nicks' use of the white winged dove - a symbol of purity and love. This symbol is a key to connecting the observation of the other as one based on feelings of closeness maybe even platonic more than erotic or if erotic not so much based on the pornographically crass and animal but more of the feelings of physical attraction that is normal and healthy.

So while it appears that the internet today gives up the roots of a song it is also important that the song stands on its own merit -what it is saying versus what Nicks personally experienced.