Rachael Yamagata《At Seventeen》[MP3_LRC]

[00:00.00]90听音乐网 www.90T8.com  [00:08.32]I learned the truth at seventeen [00:13.42]That love was meant for beauty queens [00:17.37]And high school girls with clear skinned smiles [00:21.58]Who married young and then retired [00:28.54]The valentines I never knew [00:33.33]The Friday night charades of youth [00:37.46]Were spent on one more beautiful [00:42.17]At seventeen I learned the truth [00:49.38]And those of us with ravaged faces [00:53.84]Lacking in the social graces [00:57.55]Desperately remained at home [01:02.06]Inventing lovers on the phone [01:05.48]Who called to say  come dance with me [01:10.38]And murmured vague obscenities [01:14.94]It isn't all it seems at seventeen [01:22.14]A brown eyed girl in hand me downs [01:26.23]Whose name I never could pronounce [01:31.18]Said  pity please the ones who serve [01:34.67]They only get what they deserve [01:42.09]The rich relationed hometown queen [01:47.00]Marries into what she needs [01:50.99]With a guarantee of company [01:55.64]And haven for the elderly [02:02.56]Remember those who win the game [02:06.94]Lose the love they sought to gain [02:10.94]In debentures of quality and dubious integrity [02:19.21]Their small town eyes will gape at you [02:23.90]In dull surprise when payment due [02:28.54]Exceeds accounts received at seventeen [02:56.10]To those of us who knew the pain [03:00.59]Of valentines that never came [03:05.14]And those whose names were never called [03:09.26]When choosing sides for basketball [03:16.09]It was long ago and far away [03:21.23]The world was younger than today [03:25.94]And dreams were all they gave for free [03:30.35]To ugly duckling girls like me [03:36.50]We all play the game and when we dare [03:40.99]We cheat ourselves at solitaire [03:45.11]Inventing lovers on the phone [03:49.38]Repenting other lives unknown [03:53.19]That call and say  come dance with me [03:58.87]And murmur vague obscenities [04:03.09]At ugly girls like me at seventeen