Amanda was a small town blonde haired beauty 阿曼达是一个小镇金发美女

She had Heaven in her eyes and could light up a room 她有天在她的眼睛，可以照亮一个房间

When she walked into view, she was the prettiest girl in my school 当她走进认为，她是最漂亮的女孩在我校

And I knew she'd never give me the time of day 我知道她从来没有给我一天的时间

No girls like her ever looked twice my way 没有女孩喜欢她曾经两次看着我的方式

She was out of my league 她是我的联赛

Oh, but that was alright with me 哦，不过这是正常的我

   

Cause I loved her from a distance 因为我爱她，从远处

Like an angel watching from afar 就像一个天使从远处看

I never had the nerve to mention 我从来没有好意思提

The fire burning in my heart 火燃烧在我的心脏

I knew a boy like me never woulda stood a chance 我认识一个男孩喜欢我永远的woulda站着一个机会

So I did the best I could 所以，我没有尽我所能

And I loved her from a distance 我爱她，从远处

   

The Homecoming dance of our senior year 我们四年级的舞会

I finally got my courage up enough to overcome my fears 我终于得到了我的勇气了足以克服我的恐惧

I would have asked her to dance 我会请她跳舞

But her boyfriend never gave me a chance 但她的男友从来没有给我一个机会

Every step of every song they swung the night away 每一首歌的每一步的晚上，他们转离

And I wish I could have wrapped my arms around her waist 我希望我能裹住她的腰我的怀里

And told her how I cared 并告诉她我是多么在乎

Instead I only stood there and stared 相反，我只是站在那里，凝视着

   

But I kept loving her from a distance 但我一直从远处爱她

Like an angel watching from afar 就像一个天使从远处看

I never had the nerve to mention 我从来没有好意思提

The fire burning in my heart 火燃烧在我的心脏

I knew a boy like me never woulda stood a chance 我认识一个男孩喜欢我永远的woulda站着一个机会

So I did the best I could 所以，我没有尽我所能

And I loved her from a distance 我爱她，从远处

   

The other night I saw her, first time in years 有一天晚上，我看到了她，多年来第一次

My heart skipped a beat when she came walking near 我的心脏跳了一拍，当她来到附近散步

In those faded blue jeans 在那些褪色的蓝色牛仔裤

She's still the prettiest girl I've seen 她还是我见过的最漂亮的女孩

And much to my surprise she said hello 而出乎我的意料，她说你好

And that she loved listening to me singing on the radio 和她爱听我唱收音机

I said that's a funny funny thing 我说这是一个有趣的有趣的事情

Cause your in every song I sing 因为你的每首歌我唱

   

Yes I've been loving you from a distance 是的，我一直爱着你从远处

Since you were only seventeen 因为你只有17

But I never had the nerve to mention 但我从来没有好意思提

The feelings flowing inside me 流淌在我心中的感受

I knew a boy like me never woulda stood a chance 我认识一个男孩喜欢我永远的woulda站着一个机会

So I poured my heart into the music that I made 所以，我倒我的心脏为我所做的音乐

And I kept loving you from a distance 我不停地从远处爱你

   

Oh and now we have a story book romance 哦，现在我们有一本故事书的浪漫

And I know one thing's for sure 我知道一件事是肯定的

This love can go the distance 这种爱能走的距离