Janis Ian《At Seventeen》[MP3_LRC]

[00:00.00]90听音乐网 www.90T8.com  [00:07.83]I learned the truth at seventeen [00:12.01]That love was meant for beauty queens [00:16.65]And high school girls with clear skinned smiles [00:20.97]Who married young and then retired [00:27.55]The valentines I never knew [00:31.76]The Friday night charades of youth [00:36.43]Were spent on one more beautiful [00:40.49]At seventeen I learned the truth [00:47.22]And those of us with ravaged faces [00:52.21]Lacking in the social graces [00:55.63]Desperately remained at home [00:59.28]Inventing lovers on the phone [01:03.21]Who called to say come dance with me [01:07.83]And murmured vague obscenities [01:11.92]It isn't all it seems [01:14.69]At seventeen [01:18.65]A brown eyed girl in hand me downs [01:23.18]Whose name I never could pronounce [01:27.18]Said Pity please the ones who serve [01:31.21]They only get what they deserve [01:38.06]The rich relationed hometown queen [01:41.80]Marries into what she needs [01:45.38]With a guarantee of company [01:49.37]And haven for the elderly [01:56.86]Remember those who win the game [02:01.33]Lose the love they sought to gain [02:06.13]Indebentures of quality [02:08.65]And dubious integrity [02:12.51]Their small town eyes will gape at you [02:16.30]In dull surprise when payment due [02:21.19]Exceeds accounts received [02:23.97]At seventeen [02:35.32]To those of us who know the pain [02:39.51]Of valentines that never came [02:44.04]And those whose names were never called [02:48.08]When choosing sides for basketball [02:54.39]It was long ago and far away [02:59.31]The world was younger than today [03:02.76]And dreams were all they gave for free [03:07.12]To ugly duckling girls like me [03:13.22]We all play the game and when we dare [03:17.23]To cheat ourselves at solitaire [03:21.65]Inventing lovers on the phone [03:25.43]Repenting other lives unknown [03:29.21]That call and say come dance with me [03:33.28]And murmur vague obscenities [03:37.83]At ugly girls like me [03:40.49]At seventeen