Song Description

The song is about a girl who feels she is an ugly duckling at 17, she is invisible, but within the space of a year, she comes into her own

Lyrics

WHO INVENTED SEVENTEEN

Verse

You- don't know that I exist
Don't know the half of it
Don't know I dream of you
Don't dreams have better things to do and

I- just wanna hear my name
Said in that lazy way
That only you can say
Yeah, that'd really make my day, but

Chorus

I'm too tall, too awkward
I'm too shy, too backward
Not the girl who gets the captain of the football team
Not the one elected homecomin' queen

On the outside, never
On the inside, wondrin'
Where's the famous, infamous director of this scene
Wanna know WHO INVENTED SEVENTEEN

Verse

I'm- just going through a stage
That's what my parents say
Be beautiful one day
I think they'd love me anyway, but

You- love little girls like her
Hangs on your every word
What guys like you prefer
Is everything I wish I were, but

Chorus

I'm too tall, too awkward
I'm too shy, too backward
Not the empty girl who's got the lowest self-esteem
Just the one who lingers somewhere in-between

On the outside, never
On the inside, wondrin'
When I'll have a day that doesn't wanna make me scream
Wanna know WHO INVENTED SEVENTEEN


Bridge

Tomorrow there might be a change in me
Look in the mirror, I'll be liking what I see
As the days, the weeks, the months go by
I'm not invisible, there's a reason why
The promise rang true, I'm next to

Verse

You- ask me where I've been
Yeah, thanks for noticin'
You smile your crooked grin
But you're no longer beneath my skin, 'cause

Chorus

I'm so tall, so graceful
I'm not shy, not backward
I don't care if you're the captain of the football team
It's so lame to be homecomin' queen

On the inside, never
On the outside, wondrin'
Why nobody told me things ain't always what they seem
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Ah, oh, ooh....WHO INVENTED SEVENTEEN


Words & Music by Donna Cristy and Valerie Bemis
© Tiny Lady Songs, BeMore Music, BMI