Dear old house that i grew up in 亲爱的老房子，我从小生长在

I know they're gonna leave you any day 我知道他们会离开你的任何一天

dear old house that i grew up in 亲爱的老房子，我从小生长在

can't you find a way to make them stay 你能不能找到一种方法，让他们留

   

and while the girls i went to school with 虽然女孩我去学校了

went downtown with all the cool kids 去了市中心与所有时尚的年轻人

I was staked out in your cellar 我押在你的酒窖

making friends with dead umbrellas 交朋友与死者雨伞

   

and the creeks of every floorboard 和每一个地板的小溪

tell the story of the girl i stuck inside 告诉她，我被困在故事

and if they move away 如果他们搬走

I'll have no place to hide 我得无处藏身

   

dear old house that i grew up in 亲爱的老房子，我从小生长在

i have never really been in love 我从来没有真正谈过恋爱

you took my heart when i was a child 你带走了我的心脏，当我还是个孩子

and your noises wrapped around my little body 而缠在我的小身体你的声音

like a winterglove 像winterglove

   

you're just a random set of objects 你只是一个随机的对象集

in a town that's full of sadness 在一个小镇，是充满忧伤

in the armpit of the world 在世界的腋下

your cut downtrees and lousy soil 你切downtrees和糟糕的土壤

   

and if i wanted to i'd keep you 如果我想我让你

and i'd fill you up and heat you 我想填补你和你热

with the market how it is, Amanda 与市场是怎么回事，阿曼达

well you know the price of oil 那么你知道石油价格

   

goodnight stairs and goodnight stars 晚安楼梯，晚安星星

on painted bedroom walls 在画卧室的墙上

attic door and banister 阁楼的门，楼梯扶手

i'll miss you most of all 我会想念你最重要的是

   

I was s'posed to keep you safe 我sposed以保证您的安全

this wasn't supposed to end 这是不应该结束

does it sound ridiculous 它听起来很可笑

to call you my best friend 打电话给你我最好的朋友

   

dear old house that i grew up in 亲爱的老房子，我从小生长在

I know i haven't visited that much 我知道我也没去过那么多

but every lifeless hotel and appartment i walk into 但每一个死气沉沉的酒店和公寓我走进

just reminds me of the doorknobs that i want to touch 只是提醒我要摸门把手的我

   

and i won't miss you when they sell you 我不会放过你的时候，他们卖给你

to some evil yuppie couple 一些邪恶的雅痞情侣

with a child who'll put Miley Cyrus 有一个孩子，谁就会把麦莉·赛勒斯

posters in my bedroom 在我的卧室海报

   

I am a native of the globe 我是地球土生土长的

I am a rockstar on the road 我在路上的Rockstar

I am now centrally located 我现在位于市中心

anywhere that i am known 任何地方听到我的名字

   

but it doesn't feel like anywhere 但给人的感觉并不像在任何地方

when you can't go back home 当你不能回家

   

dear old house i grew up in 亲爱的老房子我生长在

I know it's not your fault that this went down 我知道这不是你的错，这种下降

please don't take it personally 请不要往心里去

love, Amanda 爱，阿曼达

   

ps tell the evil yuppie couple PS告诉邪雅痞情侣

when i'm rich, i'll buy them out 当我很有钱，我就买下来