Once upon a time ago 曾几何时前

Way up in the land of sleet and snow 一路在雨夹雪和雪的土地

How this fairy tale would go 如何童话会去

I could not have known 我不知道

   

I had searched around this world so mean 我已经搜索到这个世界上这样的意思

From Livingstone to Palestine 从利文斯巴勒斯坦

Trying to pursue my dream 想追求我的梦想

Of love 爱

   

It was then I met this girl so fine 就在那时我遇到了这个女孩这么细

She made me think so fast I left my thought behind 她让我想到这么快我离开了我的思想落后

And I tried to pass for a sophisticated 我试图通过一个复杂的

Northern man 北方的男人

   

I said why yes my dear I know exactly what you mean 我说为什么是我亲爱的我确切地知道你的意思

Because there's not so much I haven't done or seen 因为没有这么多，我没有做过或看过

And may I say your eyes are the loveliest 我可以说，你的眼睛是最美的

Shade of jade 玉阴影

   

I said come on baby 我说来吧宝贝

Come on baby 来吧，宝贝

Come on baby 来吧，宝贝

   

It was then I knew I had made my first mistake 就在那时，我知道我已经做了我的第一个错误

She did not even start to wait 她甚至没有开始等待

And as she turned around to walk away 当她转身走开

This is what she had to say 这是她说的话

   

She told me man I come from way down South 她告诉我的人，我是来自一路下跌南

I've got a picket fence with a picket house 我有一个栅栏与纠察房子

And I don't need no fast talking Northern man 我不需要任何说话快北人

Like you around 就像在你身边

   

I said well come on baby 我清楚地来吧宝贝说

Come on baby 来吧，宝贝

Come on baby 来吧，宝贝

   

Honey I don't know what you just heard 亲爱的，我不知道你刚才听到的

But Alabama is my favorite word 但是，阿拉巴马是我最喜欢的一句话

And Birmingham 和伯明翰

Is a long way from here 从这里很长的路要走

   

I could see the light began to shine 我能看到的光开始照耀

She turned back around her eyes met mine 她转身回了她的眼睛周围遇到地雷

And suddenly the whole world became 突然间，整个世界变成了

A better place 一个更好的地方

   

Even if it was only for an instant 哪怕只是一个瞬间

Because it was then I knew I had made my 因为就在那时，我知道我已经做了我

Second mistake 第二个错误

   

She told me man that was a real good try 她告诉我的男人，这是一个真正的有益尝试

But Alabama's not where I reside 但是阿拉巴马州的不是我住的地方

I come from where the river is wide 我来自哪里河宽

And the crawfish hide 与小龙虾隐藏

   

I said well come on baby 我清楚地来吧宝贝说

Come on baby 来吧，宝贝

Come on baby 来吧，宝贝

   

Honey I don't know what you just heard 亲爱的，我不知道你刚才听到的

But Louisiana is my favorite word 但路易斯安那州是我最喜欢的一句话

And New Orleans 和新奥尔良

Is a long way from here 从这里很长的路要走

   

She just looked at me and shook her head 她只是看了我一眼，摇了摇头

Your lines are pretty sad she said 你的线条都相当难过，她说：

You are a lonely, weak, pathetic man 你是孤独的，软弱，可怜的男人

If this is doing the best you can 如果这是做得最好的，你可以

   

It was then I knew I had made my third mistake 就在那时，我知道我已经做了我的第三个错误

Yes three strikes right across the plate 是三打跨板，右

And as I hollered honey please wait 当我喊了一声亲爱的，请稍候

She was gone 她走了

   

I said well come on baby 我清楚地来吧宝贝说

Come on baby 来吧，宝贝

Come on baby 来吧，宝贝

   

Honey I don't know what you just heard 亲爱的，我不知道你刚才听到的

Bartender set 'em up are my favorite words 调酒师设置举起手都是我喜欢的话

Because the love I need 因为我需要的爱

Is a long way from here 从这里很长的路要走

   

Oh the love I need 哦，我需要的爱

Is a long way from here 从这里很长的路要走

   

Yes well there I sat so all alone 有好有我坐这么孤单

Like a king who sits upon his throne 像一个国王谁在他的宝座上坐

And whose kingdom may have just gone home 和他的王国可能只是回家

With another kingdom 另一个王国

   

So as you can imagine much to my surprise 所以，你可以想像出乎我的意料

When the door was flung back open wide 当门被关回敞开

It was a miracle 这是一个奇迹

She walked inside 她走进去

And pulled her chair up next to me 并把她拉椅子拉到桌子旁边来了我

   

And that's when she knew 而当她知道是

She had made her 她做了她

First mistake 第一个错误

   

Honey I don't know what you just heard 亲爱的，我不知道你刚才听到的

But come on baby 不过来吧宝贝

Are my favorite words 是我最喜欢的话

And where we're going 而我们要去的地方

Is a long way from here 从这里很长的路要走

   

And where we're going 而我们要去的地方

Is a long way from here 从这里很长的路要走

   

So like I said before 所以，就像我之前说的

I could not have known 我不知道

How this fairy tale would finally go 如何童话最终会走

Still the only certain thing for sure 仍然是只有某些东西肯定

Is what I do not know 是我不知道是什么

   

So like the years and all the seasons pass 所以像这些年来，所有的季节通

And like the sand runs through the hour glass 而像沙贯穿沙漏

I just keep on running faster 我只是不停的运行速度更快

Chasing the happily 追逐幸福地

I am ever after 我从此以后

   

I just keep on running faster 我只是不停的运行速度更快

Chasing the happily 追逐幸福地

I am ever after 我从此以后