I learned the truth at seventeen
十七岁那年，我了解了真相
That love was meant for beauty queens
爱情是美丽女人的专利
拥有纯洁笑容的高中女生
Who married young and then retired
她们早婚然后过着安逸的生活
The valentines I never knew
那些与我无缘的情人节
The Friday night charades of youth
那些上演着青春闹剧的星期五
Were spent on one more beautiful
也都是为了那些美女而设
At seventeen I learned the truth
十七岁那年，我了解了真相
And those of us with ravaged faces
而我们这些脸蛋一无可取的
Lacking in the social graces
拙于社交
Desperately remained at home
饥渴的在家中枯坐
Inventing lovers on the phone
虚拟情人来电想象他们说
Who called to say Come dance with me
出来跳个舞吧
And murmured vague obscenities
和一些若有似无的轻言佻语
It isn't all it seems at seventeen
十七岁不是想象中的样子
一个棕眼女孩穿着姐妹相传的过时旧衣
Whose name I never could pronounce
连名字我都叫不出
They only get what they deserve
她们是得了本分应得的
The rich relationed hometown queen
那个家世辉煌的校花
Marries into what she needs
嫁给了她的需求
With a guarantee of company
一个长期的伴侣
And haven for the elderly
和一家老来栖身之所
So Remember those who win the game
记得那些赢了游戏
Lose the love they sought to gain
却输了所爱的人
In debentures of quality and dubious integrity
迷失在剩余的价值
和模糊和自尊里
In dull surprise when payment due
小镇的眼睛对你投以平淡无奇的惊视
Exceeds accounts received at seventeen
当你的算计入不敷出,就在十七岁那年
To those of us who knew the pain
给那些深知此痛的我们
Of valentines that never came
为了那从未降临的情人节
And those whose names were never called
也给那些在甄选篮球队员时
When choosing sides for basketball
从未雀屏中选的
It was long ago and far away
已是好久好远以前的事了
The world was younger than today
那时的世界还年轻
When dreams were all they gave for free
做梦是唯一免费的消遣
To ugly duckling girls like me
对我们这此丑小鸭来说
We all play the game and when we dare
我们都玩过且无忌的
We cheat ourselves at solitaire
在这类单人游戏里自欺欺人
Inventing lovers on the phone
虚拟情人来电想象他们说
Repenting other lives unknown
替一些不知名的人感到遗憾
That call and say Come dance with me
And murmur vague obscenities
和一些若有似无的轻言佻语
At ugly girls like me at seventeen
对着我们这些丑小鸭, 那年十七岁
对