At Seventeen (Live at the Royal Festival Hall)-Janis Ian

[ti:At Seventeen (Live at the Royal Festival Hall)] [ar:Janis Ian] [al:Janis Ian Live: Working Without a Net] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.39]At Seventeen (十七岁) (Live at the Royal Festival Hall) - Janis Ian (珍妮斯·艾恩) [00:02.46]Written by：Janis Ian [00:03.41] [00:16.51]I learned the truth at seventeen [00:19.75] [00:21.58]That love was meant for beauty queens [00:24.24] [00:25.76]And high school girls with clear skinned smiles [00:28.34] [00:30.05]Who married young and then retired [00:32.48] [00:37.12]The valentines I never knew [00:40.68] [00:42.50]The Friday night charades of youth [00:44.90] [00:46.53]Were spent on one more beautiful [00:48.82] [00:50.65]At seventeen I learned the truth [00:53.20] [00:57.87]And those of us with ravaged faces [01:01.58] [01:03.81]Lacking in the social graces [01:06.81] [01:07.50]Desperately remained at home [01:09.58] [01:10.65]Inventing lovers on the phone [01:14.10] [01:14.71]Who called to say come dance with me [01:18.37] [01:19.83]And murmured vague obscenities [01:23.15] [01:24.69]It isn't all it seems [01:26.26] [01:27.43]At seventeen [01:28.50] [01:31.51]A brown eyed girl in hand me downs [01:34.74] [01:36.62]Whose name I never could pronounce [01:39.46] [01:40.44]Said pity please the ones who serve [01:43.43] [01:44.62]They only get what they deserve [01:47.38] [01:51.80]The rich relationed hometown queen [01:55.69] [01:56.79]Married into what she needs [01:59.80] [02:00.33]A guarantee of company [02:03.44] [02:05.26]And haven for the elderly [02:08.42] [02:12.24]Remember those who win the game [02:17.03]Lose the love they sought to gain [02:20.09] [02:21.17]Indebentures of quality [02:24.44] [02:25.24]And dubious integrity [02:28.69] [02:30.27]Their small town eyes will gape at you [02:33.44]In dull surprise when payment due [02:37.54] [02:39.48]Exceeds accounts received [02:41.28] [02:42.10]At seventeen [02:43.31] [03:44.10]To those of us who know the pain [03:47.74] [03:49.49]Of valentines that never came [03:52.05] [03:53.72]And those whose names were never called [03:56.18] [03:57.77]When choosing sides for basketball [04:00.20] [04:04.66]It was long ago and far away [04:08.51] [04:10.24]The world was younger than today [04:12.91] [04:14.39]And dreams were all they gave for free [04:17.06] [04:18.55]To ugly duckling girls like me [04:22.19] [04:25.25]We all play the game and when we dare [04:29.53] [04:30.12]To cheat ourselves at solitaire [04:33.61] [04:34.24]Inventing lovers on the phone [04:37.67] [04:38.40]Repenting other lives unknown [04:41.84] [04:43.15]That call and say come dance with me [04:46.52] [04:47.65]And murmur vague obscenities [04:50.90] [04:52.07]At ugly girls like me [04:53.62] [04:55.36]At seventeen