At Seventeen - The Hit Co.

[00:0.0]At Seventeen - The Hit Co. (热歌公司)
[00:8.38]I learned the truth at seventeen
[00:12.45]That love was meant for beauty queens
[00:16.75]And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
[00:20.76]Who married young and then retired.
[00:27.47]The valentines I never knew
[00:31.74]The Friday night charades of youth
[00:35.78]Were spent on one more beautiful
[00:39.66]At seventeen I learned the truth.
[00:46.31]And those of us with ravaged faces
[00:50.83]Lacking in the social graces
[00:54.05]Desperately remained at home
[00:57.61]Inventing lovers on the phone
[01:02.37]Who called to say come dance with me
[01:08.2]And murmured vague obscenities
[01:16.92]It isn't all it seems
[01:21.48]At seventeen.
[01:27.8]A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
[01:34.77]Whose name I never could pronounce
[01:40.73]Said, Pity please the ones who serve
[01:48.12]They only get what they deserve.
[01:59.27]The rich relationed hometown queen
[01:66.12]Married into what she needs
[01:71.27]A guarantee of company
[01:78.02]And haven for the elderly.
[01:90.3]Remember those who win the game
[01:97.22]Lose the love they sought to gain
[02:03.27]Indebentures of quality
[02:09.45]And dubious integrity.
[02:15.75]Their small town eyes will gape at you
[02:22.05]In dull surprise when payment due
[02:29.97]Exceeds accounts received
[02:34.63]At seventeen.
[02:53.78]To those of us who know the pain
[02:61.1]Of valentines that never came,
[02:68.17]And those whose names were never called
[02:74.32]When choosing sides for basketball.
[02:84.72]It was long ago and far away
[02:92.38]The world was younger than today
[02:99.02]And dreams were all they gave for free
[03:06.]To ugly duckling girls like me.
[03:15.8]We all play the game and when we dare
[03:23.03]To cheat ourselves at solitaire
[03:29.33]Inventing lovers on the phone
[03:35.88]Repenting other lives unknown
[03:41.68]That call and say, come dance with me
[03:47.98]And murmur vague obscenities
[03:56.05]At ugly girls like me
[03:60.58]At seventeen.