There was a girl I used to know 有一个女孩，我用了才知道

She was oh so beautiful 她是如此的美丽

But she's not here anymore 但她不在这里了

She had a college degree 她有一个大学学位

Smart as anyone could be 聪明的人可以

She had so much to live for 她有这么多的活

But she fell in love 但她相恋

With the wrong kinda man 用错了人还挺

He abused her love and treated her so bad 他虐待她的爱和对她那么坏

There was not enough education in her world 没有足够的教育在她的世界

That could save the life of this little girl 这可能会挽救这个小女孩的生活

   

How come, how long 怎么来的，多长时间

It's not right, it's so wrong 这是不对的，这是错的

Do we let it just go on 难道我们让它只是去

Turn our backs and carry on 把我们的背和发扬

Wake up, for it's too late 醒醒吧，因为它是为时已晚

Right now, we can't wait 现在，我们不能再等

She won't have a second try 她不会再有第二次尝试

Open up your hearts 打开你的心

As well as your eyes 除了你的眼睛

   

She tried to give a cry for help 她试着给呼救

She even blamed things on herself 她甚至指责的事情在自己身上

But no one came to her aid 但是，没有人来帮助她

Nothing was wrong as far as we could tell 没有什么是错的，只要我们可以告诉

That's what we'd like to tell ourselves 这就是我们想要告诉自己

But no, it wasn't that way 但是，没有，这是不是这样

So she fell in love 于是，她爱上了

With the wrong kinda man 用错了人还挺

And she paid with her life 她付出了她的生命

For loving that man 对于爱的人

So we cannot ignore, 因此，我们不能忽视，

We must look for the signs 我们必须寻找标志

And maybe next time we might save 也许下一次我们可能会节省

somebody's life 人的一生

   

How come, how long 怎么来的，多长时间

It's not right, it's so wrong 这是不对的，这是错的

Do we let it just go on 难道我们让它只是去

Turn our backs and carry on 把我们的背和发扬

Wake up, for it's too late 醒醒吧，因为它是为时已晚

Right now, we can't wait 现在，我们不能再等

She won't have a second try 她不会再有第二次尝试

Open up your hearts 打开你的心

As well as your eyes 除了你的眼睛

   

I on occasion met that guy í偶尔遇见那个家伙

It's been a feeling deep inside 这是一个感觉内心深处

Some ... wasn't right 有的...是不正确的

The way he proves himself a man 他证明了自己是一个男人的方式

By beating his woman with his hands 击败他的女人用双手

Oh I wish that she'd seen the light 哦，我希望她看到了曙光

How can someone like that call himself a man 怎么会有人这样称呼自己的男人

He's not a man 他不是一个人

Soon reality ... 不久现实...

And we cannot ignore 我们不能忽视

Whenever we see the signs 每当我们看到的迹象

'Cause any kind of abuse “造成什么样的虐待

God knows, it's a crime 上帝知道，这是犯罪

   

How come, how long 怎么来的，多长时间

It's not right, it's so wrong 这是不对的，这是错的

Do we let it just go on 难道我们让它只是去

Turn our backs and carry on 把我们的背和发扬

Wake up, for it's too late 醒醒吧，因为它是为时已晚

Right now, we can't wait 现在，我们不能再等

She won't have a second try 她不会再有第二次尝试

Open up your hearts 打开你的心

As well as your eyes 除了你的眼睛