At 17-Gwyneth Herbert

[ti:At 17] [ar:Gwyneth Herbert] [al:Bittersweet and Blue] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]At 17 - Gwyneth Herbert [00:08.61]Written by：Janis Ian [00:17.23]I learned the truth at seventeen
在十七岁那年 我明白了一个现实 [00:19.95] [00:21.49]That love was meant for beauty queens
爱会让人成为美丽女王 [00:23.75] [00:25.85]And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
高中女生 笑容清爽 [00:29.09] [00:29.81]Who married young and then retired
在年轻时遇到真爱 白头到老 [00:32.64] [00:37.46]The valentines I never knew
我从不知道 情人节礼物 [00:40.35] [00:41.81]The Friday night charades of youth
还有周五的青年之夜 [00:44.46] [00:46.04]Were spent on one more beautiful
都会让生活更加美好 [00:48.44] [00:50.04]At seventeen I learned the truth
在十七岁那年 我明白了一个现实 [00:53.57] [00:57.14]And those of us with ravaged faces
我们是如此青涩 [01:01.13] [01:02.65]Lacking in the social graces
没有交际的优雅 [01:05.44] [01:06.67]Desperately remained at home
只能失望地待在家 [01:08.70] [01:10.69]Inventing lovers on the phone
打电话邀请心中所爱 [01:12.98] [01:13.76]Who called to say come dance with me
那个曾经邀我跳舞的人 [01:17.39] [01:18.90]And murmured vague obscenities
含糊不清地打情骂俏 [01:21.41] [01:22.84]It isn't all it seems at seventeen
大家的十七岁都各种各样 [01:26.94] [01:30.85]A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
一个棕色眼睛的女孩拉着我的手 [01:33.22] [01:34.79]Whose name I never could pronounce
她的名字我总说不出口 [01:37.12] [01:38.90]Said pity please the ones who serve
她说 遗憾也会让人满足 [01:41.74] [01:43.10]They only get what they deserve
人们总会得到应得的所有 [01:45.66] [01:49.80]The rich relationed hometown queen
家乡的富亲戚 [01:54.08] [01:55.01]Marries into what she needs
嫁给了她需要的人 [01:57.53] [01:59.26]With a guarantee of company
许下终身陪伴的誓言 [02:01.56] [02:03.43]And haven for the elderly
一起相守到老 [02:06.08] [02:10.69]So remember those who win the game
记得有些人赢得了所有 [02:14.05] [02:15.29]Lose the love they sought to gain
却失去了心中所爱 [02:18.31] [02:19.91]In debentures of quality and dubious integrity
只换得了优质的公司债券 还有令人质疑的忠贞 [02:25.94] [02:26.87]Their small town eyes will gape at you
整个小镇都会对你刮目相看 [02:31.13]In dull surprise when payment due
对你大吃一惊 [02:34.89] [02:36.07]Exceeds accounts received at seventeen
在十七岁那年 我们付出所有 却得不到相应回报 [02:39.85] [03:15.37]Their small town eyes will gape at you
整个小镇都会对你刮目相看 [03:19.89]In dull surprise when payment due
对你大吃一惊 [03:23.86] [03:24.85]Exceeds accounts received at seventeen
在十七岁那年 我们付出所有 却得不到相应回报 [03:29.79] [03:31.87]To those of us who knew the pain
向我们中那些懂得 [03:35.46] [03:37.02]Of valentines that never came
情人节未赴约之痛的人 [03:39.08] [03:41.17]And those whose names were never called
还有那些默默无闻之人 [03:43.65] [03:45.19]When choosing sides for basketball
当时打篮球选择队友 [03:48.11] [03:51.76]It was long ago and far away
都是多么遥远的事情 [03:55.93] [03:57.19]The world was younger than today
那时这个世界比现在要年轻 [03:59.66] [04:01.21]And dreams were all they gave for free
他们把所有的梦想 [04:04.06] [04:05.45]To ugly duckling girls like me
都赋予像我一样的丑小鸭女孩 [04:09.08] [04:12.78]We all play the game and when we dare
我们都曾玩着游戏 [04:16.18] [04:17.23]We cheat ourselves at solitaire
用游戏欺骗着自己 [04:20.11] [04:21.92]Inventing lovers on the phone
打电话邀请心中所爱 [04:24.21] [04:26.07]Repenting other lives unknown
后悔没有选择另一种未知的生活 [04:28.35] [04:29.06]That call and say come dance with me
他们说 来和我一起跳舞吧 [04:32.31] [04:34.24]And murmur vague obscenities
含糊不清地打情骂俏 [04:36.66] [04:38.17]At ugly girls like me at seventeen
这就是像我一样的丑女孩十七岁的生活