《At Seventeen》歌词

歌曲： At Seventeen

所属专辑：Ultimate Grammy Collection Classic Pop

歌手： Janis Ian

时长： 04:40

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At Seventeen (十七岁) - Janis Ian[00:00:00]

Written by：Janis Ian[00:00:03]

I learned the truth at seventeen[00:00:07]

That love was meant for beauty queens[00:00:11]

And high school girls with clear skinned smiles[00:00:16]

Who married young and then retired[00:00:20]

The Valentines I never knew[00:00:27]

The Friday night charades of youth[00:00:31]

Were spent on one more beautiful[00:00:36]

At seventeen I learned the truth[00:00:39]

And those of us with ravaged faces[00:00:47]

Lacking in the social graces[00:00:51]

Desperately remained at home[00:00:55]

Inventing lovers on the phone[00:00:58]

Who called to say come dance with me[00:01:02]

And murmured vague obscenities[00:01:07]

It isn't all it seems[00:01:11]

At seventeen[00:01:14]

A brown eyed girl in hand me downs[00:01:18]

Whose name I never could pronounce[00:01:22]

Said Pity please the ones who serve[00:01:26]

They only get what they deserve[00:01:30]

The rich relationed hometown queen[00:01:37]

Married into what she needs[00:01:41]

A guarantee of company[00:01:44]

And haven for the elderly[00:01:49]

Remember those who win the game[00:01:56]

Lose the love they sought to gain[00:02:00]

Indebentures of quality[00:02:04]

And dubious integrity[00:02:08]

Their small town eyes will gape at you[00:02:12]

In dull surprise when payment due[00:02:15]

Exceeds accounts received[00:02:20]

At seventeen[00:02:23]

To those of us who know the pain[00:03:20]

Of valentines that never came[00:03:24]

And those whose names were never called[00:03:28]

When choosing sides for basketball[00:03:32]

It was long ago and far away[00:03:39]

The world was younger than today[00:03:44]

And dreams were all they gave for free[00:03:48]

To ugly duckling girls like me[00:03:51]

We all play the game and when we dare[00:03:57]

To cheat ourselves at solitaire[00:04:02]

Inventing lovers on the phone[00:04:06]

Repenting other lives unknown[00:04:10]

That call and say come dance with me[00:04:13]

And murmur vague obscenities[00:04:18]

At ugly girls like me[00:04:22]

At seventeen[00:04:25]