歌词与中文翻译
I learned the truth at seventeen
十七岁那年 我明白了真相
That love was meant for beauty queens
爱情是光鲜亮丽的女人
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
和有着纯洁笑容高中女孩的专利
Who married young and then retired
她们早早结婚，离开情场
The valentines I never knew
我从未拥有过情人
The Friday night charades of youth
那些周五夜晚的闹剧
Were spent on one more beautiful
也是献给比我更漂亮的人
At seventeen I learned the truth
十七岁那年 我明白了真相
我们这些天生丑陋的人
And those of us with ravaged faces
只能在社交场上默默无闻
Lacking in the social graces
绝望地被遗弃在家
Desperately remained at home
在电话中假装情人来电
Inventing lovers on the phone
他会邀我和他共舞
Who called to say, "come dance with me"
轻言附上暧昧的挑逗
And murmur vague obscenities
十七岁并不是想象中的样子
It isn't all it seems at seventeen
穿着旧衣的棕眼女孩
她的名字我一直念不来
A brown eyed girl in hand-me-downs
她说，同情那些卑微之人吧
Whose name I never could pronounce said
她们只得了本分应得的
Pity, please, the ones who serve
那位家世显赫的校花
They only get what they deserve
嫁人只为了门当户对
The rich-relationed home-town queen
她只收获了陪伴的诺言和老来栖身的保障
Marries into what she needs
提醒自己，她们虽是人生赢家
With a guarantee of company and haven for the elderly
但她们终未得到所爱之人
迷失在无力的承诺
Remember those who win the game
和虚无缥缈的自尊里
Lose the love they sought to gain
小镇的眼睛会毫无感情地注视着你
In debentures of quality
当你账单缠身
And dubious integrity
入不敷出 都在十七岁那年
Their small town eyes will gape at you in
对我们这些饱尝
Dull surprise when payment due
不得所爱之痛的人
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen
和那些球赛选边时
从未被注意过的人
To those of us who knew the pain
这些记忆都尘封已久
Of valentines that never came
那时的世界还年轻
And those whose names were never called
那是做梦是唯一免费的消遣
When choosing sides for basketball
对我们这些丑小鸭般的女孩来说
It was long ago and far away
我们都曾游戏时光
The world was younger than today
并且勇敢地自欺欺人
And dreams were all they gave for free
在电话中假装情人来电
To ugly duckling girls like me
替那些陌生人悲伤
他们会打过来邀我共舞
We all play the game and when we dare
轻言附上暧昧的挑逗
To cheat ourselves at solitaire
对着我们这些丑小鸭，在十七岁那年
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