《At Seventeen》歌词

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

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

[00:00:12] That love was meant for beauty queens

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

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

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

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

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

[00:00:40] At seventeen I learned the truth

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

[00:00:52] Lacking in the social graces

[00:00:55] Desperately remained at home

[00:00:59] Inventing lovers on the phone

[00:01:03] Who called to say Come dance with me

[00:01:08] And murmured vague obscenities

[00:01:12] It isn't all it seems at seventeen

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

[00:01:23] Whose name I never could pronounce

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

[00:01:31] 'Cause they only get what they deserve

[00:01:37] And the rich relationed hometown queen

[00:01:42] Marries into what she needs

[00:01:45] With a guarantee of company

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

[00:01:57] So remember those who win the game

[00:02:01] Lose the love they sought to gain

[00:02:04] In debentures of quality and dubious integrity

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

[00:02:16] In dull surprise when payment due

[00:02:21] Exceeds accounts received at seventeen

[00:03:21] To those of us who knew the pain

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

[00:03:29] And those whose names were never called

[00:03:33] When choosing sides for basketball

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

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

[00:03:49] When dreams were all they gave for free

[00:03:52] To ugly duckling girls like me

[00:03:58] We all play the game and when we dare

[00:04:03] To cheat ourselves at solitaire

[00:04:07] Inventing lovers on the phone

[00:04:10] Repenting other lives unknown

[00:04:14] They call and say Come on dance with me

[00:04:19] And murmur vague obscenities

[00:04:23] At ugly girls like me at seventee