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 I learned the truth at 
 That love was  for beauty queens
 In  school girls with clear skinned smiles
 Who married young and then 
 The valentines  never knew
 The Friday night  of youth
 Were  on one more beautiful
 At seventeen I learned  truth
 And those  us with ravaged faces
 Lacking in the  graces
 Desperately remained at 
 Inventing  on the phone
 Who called  say come dance with me
  murmured vague obscenities
 It isn't all it 
 At seventeen
 
 A brown eyed girl in hand me 
  name I never could pronounce
 Said, Pity  the ones who serve
 They  get what they deserve
 And the  relationed hometown queen
 Married into what she 
 A guarantee of 
  haven for the elderly
 Remember those who  the game
  the love they sought to gain
 Indebentures of quality
 And dubious integrity
 Their small town eyes  gape at you
  dull surprise when payment due
 Exceeds accounts received
 At seventeen
 
 To those of us  knew the pain
 Of valentines  never came
 And those whose names were never 
 When choosing sides for 
 It was long ago and  away
 The world was  than today
 And  were all they gave for free
  ugly duckling girls like me
 We all play the game  when we dare
  cheat ourselves at solitaire
 Inventing lovers  the phone
 Repenting other lives 
 That call and say,  dance with me
 And murmur vague 
 At ugly girls like 
 At seventeen