歌词
作词：Janis Ian
I learned the truth at seventeen
在十七岁那年 我明白了一个现实
That love was meant for beauty queens
爱可以让人变成美丽的女王
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
笑容清爽的高中女生
Who married young and then retired
在年轻时遇到真爱 白头到老
The valentines I never knew
我从来不知道 情人节的存在
The Friday night charades of youth
还有周五的青年之夜
Were spent on one more beautiful
都会让生活变得更美好
At seventeen I learned the truth
在十七岁那年 我明白了一个现实
And those of us with ravaged faces
我们有着青涩的面孔
Lacking in the social graces
缺乏交际的优雅
Desperately remained at home
只能失望地呆在家里
Inventing lovers on the phone
打打电话寻找心中所爱
Who called to say come dance with me
那个曾经邀请我跳舞的人
And murmured vague obscenities
含糊不清地打情骂俏
It isn't all it seems at seventeen
每个人的十七岁都不一样
A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
一个棕色眼睛的女孩拉着我的手
Whose name I never could pronounce
她的名字我叫不上来
Said pity please the ones who serve
她说 遗憾也会让人满足
They only get what they deserve
人们总会得到自己应得的
The rich relationed hometown queen
家乡的富家女
Marries into what she needs
嫁给了她心目中的白马王子
With a guarantee of company
许下终身陪伴的誓言
And haven for the elderly
一起相守到老
So remember those who win the game
记住有些人赢得了所有
Lose the love they sought to gain
但是失去了心中所爱
In debentures of quality and dubious integrity
换得了物质上的满足和令人质疑的忠贞
Their small town eyes will gape at you
整个小镇都会对你刮目相看
In dull surprise when payment due
对你大吃一惊
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen
十七岁 我们付出了所有 但得不到相应的回报
Their small town eyes will gape at you
整个小镇都会对你刮目相看
In dull surprise when payment due
对你大吃一惊
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen
十七岁 我们付出了所有 但得不到相应的回报
To those of us who knew the pain
我们当中那些懂得
Of valentines that never came
情人节未赴约之痛的人
And those whose names were never called
还有那些默默无闻之人
When choosing sides for basketball
当打篮球选择队友时
It was long ago and far away
这些都是多么遥远的事情
The world was younger than today
那时这个世界还很年轻
And dreams were all they gave for free
他们把所有的梦想都赋予
To ugly duckling girls like me
给我这像丑小鸭般的女孩
We all play the game and when we dare
我们玩着游戏
We cheat ourselves at solitaire
用游戏欺骗着自己
Inventing lovers on the phone
打打电话寻找心中所爱
Repenting other lives unknown
后悔没有选择另一种未知的生活
That call and say come dance with me
他们说 一起来跳舞吧
And murmur vague obscenities
含糊不清地打情骂俏
At ugly girls like me at seventeen
这就是像我一样的丑女孩 十七岁的生活写照
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