At Seventeen
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I learned the truth at seventeen
ïŒïŒæłăźé ç§ăŻçćźăç„ăŁă
That love was meant for beauty queens
æăŻçŸăăć„łæ§ăźăăă«ăăăăăăź
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
æăăăŠćŻæăăăçŹéĄăæăŁăć„łćŠçăźăăă«
Who married young and then retired
ăăăŠè„ăăăŠç”ć©ă§ăăăźăŻăăăăćăăĄă ăš
The valentines I never knew
ăăŹăłăżă€ăłăźæćłăç„ăăȘăăŁăăă
The Friday night charades of youth
éææ„ăźć€ăźăżăăȘăźćă
Were spent on one more beautiful
ăżăăȘăăăăăă«ăȘăăăă«ăéăäœżăŁăŠă
At seventeen I learned the truth...
ïŒïŒæłăźé ăç§ăŻçćźăç„ăŁăŠăăŸăŁă
And those of us with ravaged faces
ćäŸăŁăœăéĄăźç§ăăĄăŻ
Lacking in the social graces
瀟äș€çăȘăăŠéąäżăȘăăŁăă
Desperately remained at home
ăăŁăšćź¶ă«ăăăăă«ăăŠă
Inventing lovers on the phone
é»è©±ă§èȘăăăŠă
Who called to say "come dance with me"
äžç·ă«èžăăăăšèȘ°ăă«ćŒăłćșăăăŠă
And murmured vague obscenities
ăăăŸăăȘçăăăăŠèȘ€éćăăŠă
It isn't all it seems at seventeen...
ăăăȘïŒïŒæłă ăŁăă»ă»ă»
A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
ăäžăăă°ăăăçăăăăăè¶èČăźçłăźć„łăźć
Whose name I never could pronounce
ććăăăăŸăçșéłă§ăăȘăăŁăăăźćă
Said: "Pity please the ones who serve
èšăŁăŠăăćæ ăȘăăŠć„ä»ăźăČăšă€ăă
They only get what they deserve"
ćœŒăăŻæăăżă§ăăăăă ăăăš
The rich relationed hometown queen
ăéæăĄăšăłăăźăăćœŒć„łăăĄăŻ
Marries into what she needs
ćœŒć„łăźæăçžæăšç”ć©ă§ăăăă
With a guarantee of company
äžæ”ăźä»äșăš
And haven for the elderly...
çŽ æ”ăȘèćŸăæă«ć „ăăăăšăă§ăă
So remember those who win the game
ă§ăèȘ°ăăăźăČăŒă ă«ćă€ăèŠăăŠăăăŠ
Lose the love they sought to gain
ăăŁăăæă«ć „ăăæă怱ăăăźăŻćœŒć„łăăĄă
In debitures of quality and dubious integrity
ăăźäșșæ Œăçăćżăšă€ăŸăăȘăèŠæ ă§
Their small-town eyes will gape at you
ć°ăăȘçșăźäșșăăĄăŻć„ç°ăȘçźă§ćœŒć„łăăèŠăă§ăăă
In dull surprise when payment due
ăăăȘăŁăŠăăŸăŁăæăćœŒć„łăăĄé©ăă§ăăă
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen...
ïŒïŒæłăźé ă«ăŻèăăăăȘăăŁă代ćă«ă»ă»ă»
To those of us who knew the pain
ç§ăăĄăŻäșșăźçăżăăăăŁăŠăă
Of valentines that never came
ăăŹăłăżă€ăłăŻăăŁăăŠæ„ăȘăă
And those whose names were never called
ććăŻç”¶ćŻŸă«ćŒă°ăăăăăȘă
When choosing sides for basketball
ăăčă±ăăăăŒă«ăźéžæăéžă¶æă
It was long ago and far away
ă§ăăăăăŻé ăăŻăăăȘæ
The world was younger than today
ä»ăăăăŁăšè„ăăŁăé
When dreams were all they gave for free
怹èŠăăăšă ăăŻèȘç±ă ăŁă
To ugly duckling girls like me...
ç§ăźăăăȘéăăąăă«ăźćă«ăšăŁăŠă»ă»ă»
We all play the game, and when we dare
ç§ăăĄăŻăăăŠăăźăČăŒă ă«ćć ăă
We cheat ourselves at solitaire
ç§ăăĄăŻèȘćèȘèș«ăæŹșăăăŠăœăȘăăŁăąă«ćć ăăăź
Inventing lovers on the phone
é»è©±ă§çč°ăćșăăăăæäșșăăĄăźç””ç©șäș
Repenting other lives unknown
ćŸæăăăšăŻç„ăăă«çăăŠăă
That call and say: "Come on, dance with me"
ă§ăăé»è©±ăăăăăă§ăăäžç·ă«èžăăăăšèšăăăŠă
And murmur vague obscenities
ăăăŸăă«èżäșăăŠèȘ€éćăăŠăă
At ugly girls like me, at seventeen...
ăŸăă§éăăąăă«ăźćăźăăăïŒïŒæłăźé ă»ă»ă»
ïŒïŒæłăźé ç§ăŻçćźăç„ăŁă
That love was meant for beauty queens
æăŻçŸăăć„łæ§ăźăăă«ăăăăăăź
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
æăăăŠćŻæăăăçŹéĄăæăŁăć„łćŠçăźăăă«
Who married young and then retired
ăăăŠè„ăăăŠç”ć©ă§ăăăźăŻăăăăćăăĄă ăš
The valentines I never knew
ăăŹăłăżă€ăłăźæćłăç„ăăȘăăŁăăă
The Friday night charades of youth
éææ„ăźć€ăźăżăăȘăźćă
Were spent on one more beautiful
ăżăăȘăăăăăă«ăȘăăăă«ăéăäœżăŁăŠă
At seventeen I learned the truth...
ïŒïŒæłăźé ăç§ăŻçćźăç„ăŁăŠăăŸăŁă
And those of us with ravaged faces
ćäŸăŁăœăéĄăźç§ăăĄăŻ
Lacking in the social graces
瀟äș€çăȘăăŠéąäżăȘăăŁăă
Desperately remained at home
ăăŁăšćź¶ă«ăăăăă«ăăŠă
Inventing lovers on the phone
é»è©±ă§èȘăăăŠă
Who called to say "come dance with me"
äžç·ă«èžăăăăšèȘ°ăă«ćŒăłćșăăăŠă
And murmured vague obscenities
ăăăŸăăȘçăăăăŠèȘ€éćăăŠă
It isn't all it seems at seventeen...
ăăăȘïŒïŒæłă ăŁăă»ă»ă»
A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
ăäžăăă°ăăăçăăăăăè¶èČăźçłăźć„łăźć
Whose name I never could pronounce
ććăăăăŸăçșéłă§ăăȘăăŁăăăźćă
Said: "Pity please the ones who serve
èšăŁăŠăăćæ ăȘăăŠć„ä»ăźăČăšă€ăă
They only get what they deserve"
ćœŒăăŻæăăżă§ăăăăă ăăăš
The rich relationed hometown queen
ăéæăĄăšăłăăźăăćœŒć„łăăĄăŻ
Marries into what she needs
ćœŒć„łăźæăçžæăšç”ć©ă§ăăăă
With a guarantee of company
äžæ”ăźä»äșăš
And haven for the elderly...
çŽ æ”ăȘèćŸăæă«ć „ăăăăšăă§ăă
So remember those who win the game
ă§ăèȘ°ăăăźăČăŒă ă«ćă€ăèŠăăŠăăăŠ
Lose the love they sought to gain
ăăŁăăæă«ć „ăăæă怱ăăăźăŻćœŒć„łăăĄă
In debitures of quality and dubious integrity
ăăźäșșæ Œăçăćżăšă€ăŸăăȘăèŠæ ă§
Their small-town eyes will gape at you
ć°ăăȘçșăźäșșăăĄăŻć„ç°ăȘçźă§ćœŒć„łăăèŠăă§ăăă
In dull surprise when payment due
ăăăȘăŁăŠăăŸăŁăæăćœŒć„łăăĄé©ăă§ăăă
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen...
ïŒïŒæłăźé ă«ăŻèăăăăȘăăŁă代ćă«ă»ă»ă»
To those of us who knew the pain
ç§ăăĄăŻäșșăźçăżăăăăŁăŠăă
Of valentines that never came
ăăŹăłăżă€ăłăŻăăŁăăŠæ„ăȘăă
And those whose names were never called
ććăŻç”¶ćŻŸă«ćŒă°ăăăăăȘă
When choosing sides for basketball
ăăčă±ăăăăŒă«ăźéžæăéžă¶æă
It was long ago and far away
ă§ăăăăăŻé ăăŻăăăȘæ
The world was younger than today
ä»ăăăăŁăšè„ăăŁăé
When dreams were all they gave for free
怹èŠăăăšă ăăŻèȘç±ă ăŁă
To ugly duckling girls like me...
ç§ăźăăăȘéăăąăă«ăźćă«ăšăŁăŠă»ă»ă»
We all play the game, and when we dare
ç§ăăĄăŻăăăŠăăźăČăŒă ă«ćć ăă
We cheat ourselves at solitaire
ç§ăăĄăŻèȘćèȘèș«ăæŹșăăăŠăœăȘăăŁăąă«ćć ăăăź
Inventing lovers on the phone
é»è©±ă§çč°ăćșăăăăæäșșăăĄăźç””ç©șäș
Repenting other lives unknown
ćŸæăăăšăŻç„ăăă«çăăŠăă
That call and say: "Come on, dance with me"
ă§ăăé»è©±ăăăăăă§ăăäžç·ă«èžăăăăšèšăăăŠă
And murmur vague obscenities
ăăăŸăă«èżäșăăŠèȘ€éćăăŠăă
At ugly girls like me, at seventeen...
ăŸăă§éăăąăă«ăźćăźăăăïŒïŒæłăźé ă»ă»ă»