At Seventeen-Janis Ian

[ti:At Seventeen] [ar:Janis Ian] [al:Between The Lines] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]At Seventeen (十七岁) - Janis Ian (珍妮斯·艾恩) [00:08.12]I learned the truth at seventeen [00:12.14]That love was meant for beauty queens [00:16.76]And high school girls with clear skinned smiles [00:21.00]Who married young and then retired [00:27.74]The valentines I never knew [00:31.61]The Friday night charades of youth [00:36.48]Were spent on one more beautiful [00:40.60]At seventeen I learned the truth [00:47.28]And those of us with ravaged faces [00:52.08]Lacking in the social graces [00:55.51]Desperately remained at home [00:59.07]Inventing lovers on the phone [01:02.94]Who called to say come dance with me [01:07.87]And murmured vague obscenities [01:11.92]It isn't all it seems [01:14.86]At seventeen [01:18.66]A brown eyed girl in hand me downs [01:22.34] [01:23.10]Whose name I never could pronounce [01:27.09]Said Pity please the ones who serve [01:30.90]They only get what they deserve [01:35.64] [01:37.63]The rich relationed hometown queen [01:42.07]Married into what she needs [01:45.25]A guarantee of company [01:49.25]And haven for the elderly [01:55.18] [01:56.87]Remember those who win the game [02:00.99]Lose the love they sought to gain [02:04.67]Indebentures of quality [02:08.10]And dubious integrity [02:12.09]Their small town eyes will gape at you [02:16.03]In dull surprise when payment due [02:21.03]Exceeds accounts received [02:23.77]At seventeen [02:28.88] [03:20.49]To those of us who know the pain [03:24.30]Of valentines that never came [03:29.04]And those whose names were never called [03:32.78]When choosing sides for basketball [03:38.34] [03:39.34]It was long ago and far away [03:44.20]The world was younger than today [03:48.26]And dreams were all they gave for free [03:51.88]To ugly duckling girls like me [03:58.12]We all play the game and when we dare [04:02.68]To cheat ourselves at solitaire [04:06.36]Inventing lovers on the phone [04:10.16]Repenting other lives unknown [04:13.85]That call and say come dance with me [04:18.28]And murmur vague obscenities [04:22.52]At ugly girls like me [04:25.26]At seventeen