《At Seventeen (In the Style of Janis Ian)(Performance Track with Demonstration Vocals)》歌词

[00:00:00] At Seventeen (In the Style of Janis Ian) (Performance Track with Demonstration Vocals) - Done Again (又一次乐队)

[00:00:07] I learned the truth at seventeen

[00:00:10] That love was meant for beauty queens

[00:00:15] And high school girls with clear skinned smiles

[00:00:19] Who married young and then retired

[00:00:26] The valentines I never knew

[00:00:30] The Friday night charades of youth

[00:00:34] Were spent on one more beautiful

[00:00:38] At seventeen I learned the truth

[00:00:45] And those of us with ravaged faces

[00:00:49] Lacking in the social graces

[00:00:53] Desperately remained at home

[00:00:56] Inventing lovers on the phone

[00:01:00] Who called to say come dance with me

[00:01:04] And murmured vague obscenities

[00:01:09] It isn't all it seems at seventeen

[00:01:15] A brown eyed girl in hand me downs

[00:01:20] Whose name I never could pronounce

[00:01:24] Said pity please the ones who serve

[00:01:27] They only get what they deserve

[00:01:34] And the rich relationed hometown queen

[00:01:38] Marries into what she needs

[00:01:42] With a guarantee of company

[00:01:46] And haven for the elderly

[00:01:53] Remember those who win the game

[00:01:58] Lose the love they sought to gain

[00:02:01] In debentures of quality and dubious integrity

[00:02:09] Their small town eyes will gape at you

[00:02:13] In dull surprise when payment due

[00:02:17] Exceeds accounts received at seventeen

[00:03:17] To those of us who knew the pain

[00:03:22] Of valentines that never came

[00:03:25] And those whose names were never called

[00:03:29] When choosing sides for basketball

[00:03:36] It was long ago and far away

[00:03:41] The world was younger than today

[00:03:44] When dreams were all they gave for free

[00:03:48] To ugly duckling girls like me

[00:03:55] We all play the game and when we dare

[00:03:59] To cheat ourselves at solitaire

[00:04:03] Inventing lovers on the phone

[00:04:07] Repenting other lives unknown

[00:04:11] They call and say come dance with me

[00:04:15] And murmur vague obscenities

[00:04:19] At ugly girls like me at seventeen