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歌词
My son is almost three
– 我儿子快三岁了
He used to look just like his dad
– 他以前看起来就像他爸爸
But right now he looks just like me
– 但现在他看起来和我一样
And as far as I can see, the fruit I bear is sweet
– 就我所见，我所结的果子是甜的
But the apple’s rolling real far from the tree
– 但苹果在离树很远的地方滚动
And falling down the hill so full of love and so carefree
– 从山上掉下来，充满了爱，无忧无虑
I wonder if the world will treat him any better than it treated me
– 我不知道世界是否会比对待我更好地对待他
But papa, don’t you preach
– 但是爸爸，你不讲道吗？
I tried to teach him every day that nothing good is free, but always should be
– 我试图教他的每一天，没有什么好是免费的，但始终应该是
And with my roots above and all my branches down below
– 我的根在上面，我所有的枝条在下面
Please tell my boy I love him so
– 请告诉我儿子我爱他
Please tell the world I have to grow before I go
– 请告诉世界我走之前要成长
I just wanted you to know
– 我只是想让你知道
That I believe in magic and I believe in sin
– 我相信魔法，我相信罪恶
I still believe in Heaven, if they’ll never let me in
– 我仍然相信天堂，如果他们永远不会让我进去
I started to believe in love the day I met my little twin
– 当我遇见我的小双胞胎的那一天，我开始相信爱情
I think I might start tryin’ because I haven’t been
– 我想我可能会开始尝试，因为我没有去过
My Momma’s getting old
– 我妈妈变老了
Well, it’s contagious and you’ll catch it like a cold
– 它会传染，你会感冒的
She won’t admit it, but it’s something that I know
– 她不承认，但我知道
‘Cause every year that passes for me passes her a hundredfold
– 因为我的每一年都超过了她一百倍
Back in the day, my dad and I would share a laugh at all of her mistakes
– 回到从前，我和爸爸会一起嘲笑她所有的错误
But that alliance didn’t save me from her fate
– 但那个联盟并没有把我从她的命运中拯救出来
No, it didn’t, I’m still twenty-eight
– 不，没有，我还是28岁
Became a single mom, just crushed under a rake
– 成为一个单身母亲，只是在耙子下粉碎
Of a child growing faster than I think that I can take
– 一个孩子长得比我想象的还要快
I love him anyway
– 反正我爱他
And I remind myself a time will come when he sees me turn grey
– 我提醒自己，当他看到我变灰的时候，总有一天会到来
And realize it’s too late, like I did with my mother
– 意识到已经太晚了，就像我和我妈妈做的那样
So now I tell her to her face
– 所以现在我当着她的面告诉她
With my roots above and all my branches down below
– 上面有我的根，下面有我所有的枝条
Please tell my mom I love her so
– 请告诉我妈妈我爱她
Please tell the world I have to grow before I go
– 请告诉世界我走之前要成长
I just wanted you to know
– 我只是想让你知道
That I believe in magic and I still believe in sin
– 我相信魔法，我仍然相信罪恶
I still believe in Heaven, if they’ll never let me in
– 我仍然相信天堂，如果他们永远不会让我进去
I started to believe in love the day I met my little twin
– 当我遇见我的小双胞胎的那一天，我开始相信爱情
And I might start tryin’ because I haven’t been
– 我可能会开始尝试，因为我没有去过
I haven’t been, da-da-da-da
– 我没去过，哒哒哒哒
Da-da-da-da-la-la
– Da-da-da-da-la-la
Da-da-da-da-la-la
– Da-da-da-da-la-la
Da-da-da-da-la-la
– Da-da-da-da-la-la
I love him so
– 我如此爱他
