Luyện nghe bài hát At Seventeen

I learned the truth at
That was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with smiles
Who young and then retired

The valentines I never
The Friday night of youth
Were spent on one more
At seventeen I the truth

And those of us with faces
Lacking in the graces
Desperately remained at
lovers on the phone

Who called to say, "Come with me"
And murmured vague
It isn't all it seems at

A girl in hand-me-downs
Whose name I never could
Said, "Pity, please, the who serve
'Cause only get what they deserve"

And the rich hometown queen
Marries into she needs
With a of company
And haven for the

So remember those who win the
the love they sought to gain
In debentures of and dubious integrity

Their small town eyes gape at you
In surprise when payment due
Exceeds accounts received at

To those of us who knew the
Of valentines that came
And those whose names were never
choosing sides for basketball

It was long ago and far
The world was younger than
dreams were all they gave for free
To duckling girls like me

We all play the game and when we
To cheat at solitaire
Inventing on the phone
Repenting other lives

call and say, "Come dance with me"
And murmur vague
At girls like me at seventeen