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At Seventeen Lyrics
AT SEVENTEEN Janis Ian
I learned the truth at seventeen That
love was meant for beauty queens And high school girls with clear skinned
smiles Who married young and then retired. The valentines I never
knew The Friday night charades of youth Were spent on one more
beautiful At seventeen I learned the truth. And those of us with ravaged
faces Lacking in the social graces Desperately remained at
home Inventing lovers on the phone Who called to say come dance with
me and murmured vague obscenities It isn't all it seems At
seventeen. A brown eyed girl in hand me downs Whose name I never could
pronounce said, Pity please the ones who serve They only get what they
deserve. The rich relationed hometown queen Married into what she
needs A guarantee of company And haven for the elderly. Remember those
who win the game Lose the love they sought to gain Indebentures of
quality And dubious integrity. Their small town eyes will gape at
you in dull surprise when payment due Exceeds accounts received At
seventeen. To those of us who know the pain Of valentines that never
came, And those whose names were never called When choosing sides for
basketball. It was long ago and far away The world was younger than
today And dreams were all they gave for free To ugly duckling girls like
me. We all play the game and when we dare To cheat ourselves at
solitaire Inventing lovers on the phone Repenting other lives
unknown That call and say, come dance with me and murmur vague
obscenities At ugly girls like me At seventeen.
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