Janis Ian《At Seventeen》[MP3_LRC]

[00:00.00]90听音乐网 www.90T8.com  [00:07.76]I learned the truth at seventeen [00:11.90]That love was meant for beauty queens [00:16.48]And high school girls with clear skinned smiles [00:20.78]Who married young and then retired [00:27.39]The Valentines I never knew [00:31.61]The Friday night charades of youth [00:36.19]Were spent on one more beautiful [00:39.98]At seventeen I learned the truth [00:47.15]And those of us with ravaged faces [00:51.97]Lacking in the social graces [00:55.39]Desperately remained at home [00:58.91]Inventing lovers on the phone [01:02.86]Who called to say come dance with me [01:07.65]And murmured vague obscenities [01:11.46]It isn't all it seems [01:14.53]At seventeen [01:18.42]A brown eyed girl in hand me downs [01:22.90]Whose name I never could pronounce [01:26.83]Said Pity please the ones who serve [01:30.83]They only get what they deserve [01:37.28]The rich relationed hometown queen [01:41.61]Married into what she needs [01:44.75]A guarantee of company [01:49.01]And haven for the elderly [01:56.60]Remember those who win the game [02:00.80]Lose the love they sought to gain [02:04.44]Indebentures of quality [02:08.05]And dubious integrity [02:12.03]Their small town eyes will gape at you [02:15.81]In dull surprise when payment due [02:20.73]Exceeds accounts received [02:23.57]At seventeen [03:20.09]To those of us who know the pain [03:24.16]Of valentines that never came [03:28.76]And those whose names were never called [03:32.76]When choosing sides for basketball [03:39.06]It was long ago and far away [03:44.02]The world was younger than today [03:48.00]And dreams were all they gave for free [03:51.70]To ugly duckling girls like me [03:57.94]We all play the game and when we dare [04:02.26]To cheat ourselves at solitaire [04:06.31]Inventing lovers on the phone [04:10.03]Repenting other lives unknown [04:13.53]That call and say come dance with me [04:18.15]And murmur vague obscenities [04:22.20]At ugly girls like me [04:25.03]At seventeen