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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypn9oKaO-3E. An Example of Good Writing At Seventeen by Janis Ian.
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An Example of Good Writing At Seventeen by Janis Ian I learned the truth at seventeenThat love was meant for beauty queensIn high school girls with clear skinned smilesWho married young and then retiredThe valentines I never knewThe Friday night charades of youthWere spent on one more beautifulAt seventeen I learned the truthAnd 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 obscenitiesIt isn't all it seemsAt seventeen A brown eyed girl in hand me downsWhose name I never could pronounceSaid, Pity please the ones who serveThey only get what they deserveAnd the rich relationed hometown queenMarried into what she needsA guarantee of companyAnd haven for the elderlyRemember those who win the gameLose the love they sought to gainIn debentures of qualityAnd dubious integrityTheir small town eyes will gape at youin dull surprise when payment dueExceeds accounts receivedAt seventeen To those of us who knew the painOf valentines that never cameAnd those whose names were never calledWhen choosing sides for basketballIt was long ago and far awayThe world was younger than todayAnd dreams were all they gave for freeTo ugly duckling girls like meWe all play the game and when we dareTo cheat ourselves at solitaireInventing lovers on the phoneRepenting other lives unknownThat call and say, come dance with meAnd murmur vague obscenitiesAt ugly girls like meAt seventeen Warm up: (At Seventeen)- Explain what emotions came to mind as you listened to this song? How do you think boys relate to this differently than girls? If there were a male version of this song what would the lyrics be for expressing the emotional wound conveyed in the song?
