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I learned the truth at seventeenThat love was meant for beauty queensand high school girls with clear skinned smileswho married young and then retired.The valentines I never knew.The Friday night charades of youthwere spent on one more beautiful.At seventeen I learned the truth.And those of us with ravaged faceslacking in the social gracesdesperately remained at homeinventing lovers on the phonewho called to say - come dance with meand murmured vague obscenities.It isn't all it seems at seventeen.It was long ago and far away.The world was younger than today.when dreams were all they gave for freeto ugly duckling girls like me.We all play the game, and when we darewe cheat ourselves at solitaire.Inventing lovers on the phone.Repenting other lives unknownthat call and say - Come dance with meand murmur vague obscenitiesat ugly girls like me, at seventeen. Aus Songtexte Mania