《At Seventeen》歌词

[00:00:00] At Seventeen - Regine Velasquez

[00:00:01] Written by：Janis Ian

[00:00:31] I learned the truth at seventeen

[00:00:36] That love was meant for beauty queens

[00:00:41] And high school girls with clear skinned smiles

[00:00:45] Who married young and then retired

[00:00:53] The valentines I never knew

[00:00:57] The Friday night charades of youth

[00:01:03] Were spent on those more beautiful

[00:01:07] At seventeen I learned the truth

[00:01:15] And those of us with ravaged faces

[00:01:20] Lacking in the social graces

[00:01:24] Desperately remained at home

[00:01:28] Inventing lovers on the phone

[00:01:32] Who called to say come dance with me

[00:01:37] And murmured vague obscenities

[00:01:42] It isn't all it seems at seventeen

[00:01:50] A brown eyed girl in hand me downs

[00:01:55] Whose name I never could pronounce

[00:01:58] Said pity please the ones who serve

[00:02:04] They only get what they deserve

[00:02:11] And the rich relationed hometown queen

[00:02:16] Marries into what she needs

[00:02:20] With a guarantee of company

[00:02:25] And haven for the elderly

[00:02:33] Remember those who win the game

[00:02:38] Lose the love they sought to gain

[00:02:42] In debentures of quality

[00:02:46] And dubious integrity

[00:02:51] Their small town eyes will gape at you

[00:02:56] In dull surprise when payments due

[00:03:01] Exceed accounts received

[00:03:04] At seventeen

[00:03:08] To those of us who knew the pain

[00:03:13] Of valentines that never came

[00:03:18] And those whose names were never called

[00:03:22] When choosing sides for basketball

[00:03:29] It was long ago and far away

[00:03:34] The world was younger than today

[00:03:40] When dreams were all they gave for free

[00:03:44] To ugly duckling girls like me

[00:03:51] We all play the game and when we dare

[00:03:57] To cheat ourselves at solitaire

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

[00:04:05] Repeating other lives unknown

[00:04:09] That call to say come dance with me

[00:04:15] And murmur vague obscenities

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