Honey put down that flyswatter 蜂蜜放下苍蝇拍

And pour me some ice water 倒了我一些冰水

And would you bring me my hammer 和你想给我，我的锤子

And could you find me some nails 和你能找到我一些钉子

For soon I'll be going 对于不久我将去

To work for this living 若要在此居住

And with you here to guide me 和大家在这里指导我

Then I cannot fail 然后，我不能不

   

The morning it stumbles 它绊倒上午

Right in through the window 就在透过窗户

And this getting up early 这早起

Gets old anyway 变老呢

And if you listen close dear 如果你仔细听亲爱的

The crying that you hear 哭，你听见

Is the nighttime lamenting 是夜间感叹

The start of the day 在一天的开始

   

And it's hotter than concrete 而且它比混凝土更热

In July in Houston 7月在休斯顿

And it'll get worse here 它会变得更糟这里

Before it turns nice 之前它变成美好

But old Tink's in the backyard 但老天衣的后院

And I swear that boy's so smart 我发誓，男孩是如此聪明

He's got everything ready 他把一切都准备就绪

So we'll be all right 因此，我们会没事的

   

So honey put down that flyswatter 因此，蜂蜜放下苍蝇拍

And pour me some ice water 倒了我一些冰水

And though I'll soon be going 虽然我很快就会去

Well I haven't gone yet 嗯，我还没有走呢

So come stand here beside me 所以来这里站在我身边

And hold my hand gently 并握住我的手轻轻地

And tell me do you remember 告诉我你还记得

The first time we met 我们第一次见面