At Seventeen(At 17)(Complete version originally performed by Janis Ian) - Various Artists

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[00:00.00]At Seventeen(At 17)(Complete version originally performed by Janis Ian) - Various Artists (欧美群星)
[00:08.25]I learned the truth at seventeen
[00:12.32]That love was meant for beauty queens
[00:16.53]And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
[00:20.69]Who married young and then retired.
[00:23.49]
[00:27.24]The valentines I never knew
[00:31.62]The Friday night charades of youth
[00:34.04]
[00:35.74]Were spent on one more beautiful
[00:38.30]
[00:39.64]At seventeen I learned the truth.
[00:42.61]
[00:46.05]And those of us with ravaged faces
[00:49.03]
[00:50.77]Lacking in the social graces
[00:54.15]Desperately remained at home
[00:57.62]Inventing lovers on the phone
[01:01.12]Who called to say come dance with me
[01:04.16]
[01:06.37]And murmured vague obscenities
[01:10.20]It isn't all it seems
[01:12.83]At seventeen.
[01:14.30]
[01:16.55]A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
[01:19.44]
[01:20.88]Whose name I never could pronounce
[01:23.32]
[01:24.49]Said, Pity please the ones who serve
[01:28.81]They only get what they deserve.
[01:31.24]
[01:35.07]The rich relationed hometown queen
[01:39.36]Married into what she needs
[01:42.59]A guarantee of company
[01:46.76]And haven for the elderly.
[01:49.87]
[01:54.15]Remember those who win the game
[01:57.57]
[01:58.29]Lose the love they sought to gain
[02:01.96]Indebentures of quality
[02:05.60]And dubious integrity.
[02:08.80]
[02:09.40]Their small town eyes will gape at you
[02:12.85]
[02:13.67]In dull surprise when payment due
[02:18.08]Exceeds accounts received
[02:19.71]
[02:20.79]At seventeen.
[02:22.04]
[02:31.96]To those of us who know the pain
[02:35.39]
[02:36.46]Of valentines that never came,
[02:38.78]
[02:40.72]And those whose names were never called
[02:43.34]
[02:44.52]When choosing sides for basketball.
[02:47.30]
[02:50.73]It was long ago and far away
[02:55.34]The world was younger than today
[02:58.01]
[02:59.33]And dreams were all they gave for free
[03:02.28]
[03:03.06]To ugly duckling girls like me.
[03:07.11]
[03:09.49]We all play the game and when we dare
[03:13.53]To cheat ourselves at solitaire
[03:16.84]
[03:17.38]Inventing lovers on the phone
[03:21.20]Repenting other lives unknown
[03:24.69]That call and say, come dance with me
[03:29.03]And murmur vague obscenities
[03:31.05]
[03:33.89]At ugly girls like me
[03:35.73]
[03:36.47]At seventeen.