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
The Friday night charades of youth
Were spent on one 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 meand murmured vague obscenities
It isn't all it seems
At seventeen.
A brown eyed girl in hand me downs
Whose name I never could pronouncesaid, Pity please the ones who serve
They only get what they deserve.
The rich relationed hometown queen
Married into what she needs
A guarantee of company
And haven for the elderly.
Remember those who win the game
Lose the love they sought to gain
Indebentures of quality
And dubious integrity.
Their small town eyes will gape at youin dull surprise when payment due
Exceeds accounts received
At seventeen.
To those of us who know 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
Repenting other lives unknown
That call and say, come dance with meand murmur vague obscenities
At ugly girls like me
At seventeen.
Janis Lyn Joplin (Port Arthur, Texas, 19 gennaio 1943 – Los Angeles, California, 4 ottobre 1970) è stata una cantante statunitense, considerata un'icona del rock e della musica blues. Divenne famosa a fine anni sessanta come frontwoman del gruppo Big Brother and the Holding Company, ma raggiunse il successo internazionale con i suoi album da solista. La sua voce potente e la personalità carismatica la resero una figura iconica, nonostante una carriera breve segnata da problemi personali e dipendenze. Joplin è stata inserita al 46° posto nella lista dei 100 artisti più importanti della storia secondo Rolling Stone e al 28° posto tra i 100 cantanti più grandi di tutti i tempi nel 2008 dalla stessa rivista. Tra le sue canzoni più famose ricordiamo "Piece of My Heart", "Me and Bobby McGee" e "Cry Baby". L'album "Pearl", pubblicato postumo, è considerato uno dei suoi capolavori.
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