Janis Ian - At Seventeen

JUST ONCE I WALKED< THEN CROSSED THE LINE> NEVER FORGET HER< WHY SHE SELECTED PLAIN< SHORT<NOT WHERE IT COUNTS)< DON"T DANCE< POOR BALANCE< PSEUDO HIPPIE HIPPIE HAIR CUT> TOPPED OFF WITH A BUSINESS SUIT(ROOSEVELT FIELD " GIMBEL'S MENS DEPT P/TIME EXEC(OVER 5 YEARS<ATTENDING HOFSTRA U.<THEN LONG ISLAND GRAD. SCHOOL LATER ON}}.< WITH MY 1963 BRITISH RACING GREEN THUNDERBIRD(309 cube INCh WINDSOR ENGINE).OH< WHAT A NIGHT< THAT NITE> SHE ROCKED MY WORLD> ME< JUST "KICKED TO THE CURB"< UPSIDE DOWN HEART/BRAIN< NOT READY FOR LASTING LOVE> WHO KNOWS WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN????? NEVER FORGET: CLOSING MY EYES< STILL SEE HER FACE & OTHER PARTS>