[00:00.000] 作词 : Janis Ian[00:00.560] 作曲 : Janis Ian[00:01.120]Written by:Janis Ian[00:07.764]I learned the truth at seventeen[00:11.908]That love was meant for beauty queens[00:16.484]And high school girls with clear skinned smiles[00:20.788]Who married young and then retired[00:27.390]The Valentines I never knew[00:31.619]The Friday night charades of youth[00:36.195]Were spent on one more beautiful[00:39.986]At seventeen I learned the truth[00:47.157]And those of us with ravaged faces[00:51.973]Lacking in the social graces[00:55.397]Desperately remained at home[00:58.918]Inventing lovers on the phone[01:02.864]Who called to say come dance with me[01:07.653]And murmured vague obscenities[01:11.463]It isn't all it seems[01:14.535]At seventeen[01:18.422]A brown eyed girl in hand me downs[01:22.901]Whose name I never could pronounce[01:26.837]Said Pity please the ones who serve[01:30.838]They only get what they deserve[01:37.289]The rich relationed hometown queen[01:41.613]Married into what she needs[01:44.759]A guarantee of company[01:49.14]And haven for the elderly[01:56.601]Remember those who win the game[02:00.808]Lose the love they sought to gain[02:04.440]Indebentures of quality[02:08.55]And dubious integrity[02:12.39]Their small town eyes will gape at you[02:15.815]In dull surprise when payment due[02:20.730]Exceeds accounts received[02:23.578]At seventeen[03:20.96]To those of us who know the pain[03:24.160]Of valentines that never came[03:28.769]And those whose names were never called[03:32.769]When choosing sides for basketball[03:39.63]It was long ago and far away[03:44.24]The world was younger than today[03:48.07]And dreams were all they gave for free[03:51.706]To ugly duckling girls like me[03:57.948]We all play the game and when we dare[04:02.268]To cheat ourselves at solitaire[04:06.317]Inventing lovers on the phone[04:10.30]Repenting other lives unknown[04:13.533]That call and say come dance with me[04:18.157]And murmur vague obscenities[04:22.205]At ugly girls like me[04:25.36]At seventeen