Karaoke Track: At 17 by Janis Ian (All Hits) - Karaoke Nerds

At 17

by Janis Ian

I learned the truth

at seventeen

that love was meant for

beauty queens

And high school girls
With clear skin smiles
Who married young

and then retired

The valentines

I never knew

the Friday nights

charades of few

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

0n the phone

Who'd call to say come

dance with me

and murmur

faint Obscenities

It isn't all it seems

at seventeen

A brown eyed girl
in hand me downs

who's name

I never could pronounce

Said pity please the ones

who serve

they only get

What they deserve

And the rich relation
hometown queen

marries into What she needs

With a guarantee

of company

and haven for the elderly

Remember those
who win the game

lose the love

they sought to gain

The small town eyes

will gape at you
in dull surprise when

payment due

To those of us Who

knew the pain

of valentines

that never came

And those Whos 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

when we dare

to cheat ourselves at solitaire

Inventing lovers

on the phone
repenting other

lives unknown

They call and say

come dance with me
and murmur

vague Obscenities

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Title: At 17
Artist: Janis Ian
Brand: All Hits
(12 Other Versions)
Codes: AH2007-03 AH8022-07 AHM2007-03 AH-MAXX08-03 AHP2007-03
Genres: folk, pop, singer songwriter, traditional folk