《At Seventeen (In the Style of Janis Ian)(Instrumental Only)》歌词

[00:00:00] At Seventeen (In the Style of Janis Ian) (Demo Vocal Version) - ProSource Karaoke (专业卡拉ok)

[00:00:08] I learned the truth at seventeen

[00:00:12] That love was meant for beauty queens

[00:00:16] And high school girls with clear-skinned smiles

[00:00:20] Who married young and then retired

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

[00:00:31] The Friday night charades of youth

[00:00:35] Were spent on one more beautiful

[00:00:39] At seventeen I learned the truth

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

[00:00:50] Lacking in the social graces

[00:00:53] Desperately remained at home

[00:00:57] Inventing lovers on the phone

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

[00:01:05] And murmured vague obscenities

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

[00:01:16] 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

[00:01:28] 'Cause they only get what they deserve"

[00:01:35] 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] So remember those who win the game

[00:01:57] Lose the love they sought to gain

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

[00:02:08] 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

[00:02:31] To those of us who knew the pain

[00:02:36] Of valentines that never came

[00:02:40] And those whose names were never called

[00:02:44] When choosing sides for basketball

[00:02:50] It was long ago and far away

[00:02:54] The world was younger than today

[00:02:58] When dreams were all they gave for free

[00:03:02] To ugly duckling girls like me

[00:03:08] We all play the game and when we dare

[00:03:13] To cheat ourselves at solitaire

[00:03:17] Inventing lovers on the phone

[00:03:20] Repenting other lives unknown

[00:03:24] They call and say "Come dance with me"

[00:03:29] And murmur vague obscenities

[00:03:33] At ugly girls like me at seventeen