Velasquez, Regine - At Seventeen Lyrics
I learned the truth at seventeen
That love was meant for beauty queens
And high school girls with clear skinned smiles
Who married young and then retired
The valentines I never knew
Were spent on those 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 on the phone
Who called to say "Come, dance with me"
And murmured vague obscenities
It isn't all it seems at seventeen
A brown-eyed girl in hand me downs
Whose name I never could pronounce
Said "Pity please the ones who serve
They only get what they deserve"
The rich relationed hometown queen
Marries into what she needs
A guarantee of company
And haven for the elderly
Remember those who win the game
And lose the love they sought to gain
In debentures of quality
And dubious integrity
Their small town eyes will gape at you
In dull surprise when payments due
Exceed accounts received
At seventeen
To those of us who knew the pain
Of valentines that never came
And those whose 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 and when we dare
To cheat ourselves at solitaire
Inventing lovers on the phone
Repeating other lives unknown
Who call to say "Come dance with me"
And murmur vague obscenities
At ugly girls like me, at seventeen
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Velasquez, Regine At Seventeen Comments
The Queen of all queens 💕
Hindi nakakasawang pakinggam ang kanta nto
Tagos sa puso... ever the great artist.. superb... love you Songbird Regine
All hail the Queen! 05-02-17
this woman was never ugly, and the piano backing is terrible
poida lol u have no idea. Those who know her knows what she's been through therefore understands and gets the chills thinking how perfectly this song suits her story. <3
Listening to this song always makes me feel like the girl whose story is told by Robert Flack in Killing Me Softly ... It touches more than a nerve or six..
No beautiful girl/woman should ever ever sing this-- it is so NOT believable!!
tongolelelena lol You have no idea. Those who know her knows what she's been through therefore understands and gets the chills thinking how perfectly this song suits her story. <3
Well thank you if you think that way. But actually Regine is one of the many girls all over the world that has been told they are not good looking enough, not talented enough. She was an ugly duckling who turned into a beautiful swan or should I say, songbird? lol!
asia's songbird will always soar in her own songs and with her covers of others' songs
Perfect as always!
always a legend.....
Love it Regine! Sing More!!!
@SuperForeigner4 , I think you are right come to think of it. I think the original also had alot of acustic guitar. You should try to listen to her version done in a concert with a red dress. I felt in love with her version every since.
super super łzy same ciusna siue do oka ;)
the best!!!
'i like this song so much.,.,!!!