At Seventeen (Remastered)-Janis Ian

[00:00.000] 作词 : Janis Ian [00:00.560] 作曲 : Janis Ian [00:01.120]Written by：Janis Ian [00:07.764]I learned the truth at seventeen [00:11.908]That love was meant for beauty queens [00:16.484]And high school girls with clear skinned smiles [00:20.788]Who married young and then retired [00:27.390]The Valentines I never knew [00:31.619]The Friday night charades of youth [00:36.195]Were spent on one more beautiful [00:39.986]At seventeen I learned the truth [00:47.157]And those of us with ravaged faces [00:51.973]Lacking in the social graces [00:55.397]Desperately remained at home [00:58.918]Inventing lovers on the phone [01:02.864]Who called to say come dance with me [01:07.653]And murmured vague obscenities [01:11.463]It isn't all it seems [01:14.535]At seventeen [01:18.422]A brown eyed girl in hand me downs [01:22.901]Whose name I never could pronounce [01:26.837]Said Pity please the ones who serve [01:30.838]They only get what they deserve [01:37.289]The rich relationed hometown queen [01:41.613]Married into what she needs [01:44.759]A guarantee of company [01:49.14]And haven for the elderly [01:56.601]Remember those who win the game [02:00.808]Lose the love they sought to gain [02:04.440]Indebentures of quality [02:08.55]And dubious integrity [02:12.39]Their small town eyes will gape at you [02:15.815]In dull surprise when payment due [02:20.730]Exceeds accounts received [02:23.578]At seventeen [03:20.96]To those of us who know the pain [03:24.160]Of valentines that never came [03:28.769]And those whose names were never called [03:32.769]When choosing sides for basketball [03:39.63]It was long ago and far away [03:44.24]The world was younger than today [03:48.07]And dreams were all they gave for free [03:51.706]To ugly duckling girls like me [03:57.948]We all play the game and when we dare [04:02.268]To cheat ourselves at solitaire [04:06.317]Inventing lovers on the phone [04:10.30]Repenting other lives unknown [04:13.533]That call and say come dance with me [04:18.157]And murmur vague obscenities [04:22.205]At ugly girls like me [04:25.36]At seventeen