I'm guessing most lied upward rather than downward about their age. I guess we'll never really know the total truth.

How do you explain the I took her love at seventeen A little late these days it seems Lyric then? All the sources I've seen say she was 17 as well. Sounds like maybe she was giving you the sanitized version, probably since people are so much stricter about the "18+ rule" these days compared to the 70's.

Over the Hills and Far Away It's just such a well rounded song. Great acoustic folk guitar, heavy electric riffs and solo, great lyrics and vocals. One of my favorite songs of theirs from any album.