Once I had a sweetheart; 有一次，我爱人;

She kind of looked like Joan Fontaine. 她那种看上去像琼·芳登。

She made mediocre art, 她做平庸的艺术，

But had a fascinating brain. 但有一个有趣的大脑。

She asked me how I felt about monogamy. 她问我感觉如何一夫一妻制。

I didn't understand what she was telling me, no. 我不明白她告诉我，没有。

   

Well, you can come up short and never know: 那么，你就会很适合和不知道：

Another debt I'm gonna owe. 另一种债务，我会欠。

Well, I missed it. I missed it. I missed it. 好吧，我错过了。我错过了。我错过了。

I got so close I could have kissed it; 我有这么接近我可以吻了一下;

But then I missed it. I missed it, resisted; 但是我错过了。我错过了它，抵制;

Now those days are gone. 现在，那些日子已经一去不复返了。

   

Once I held my own set of keys 当我举起自己的一套钥匙

To the senior executive suite, with 向高级行政套房，带

My very own secretary taking my calls 我自己的秘书把我的电话

And telling me who I was scheduled to meet with. 并告诉我是谁我被安排会见。

They asked me what I thought about advancement. 他们问我什么，我想过的进步。

I wasn't sure what "We have other plans" meant. 我不知道什么是“我们有其他的计划”的意思。

   

Well, you can lose your place and never know: 嗯，你可以失去你的地方，永远不知道：

Another chance I'm gonna blow. 另一次机会我会一击。

So, I missed it. I missed it. I missed it. 所以，我错过了。我错过了。我错过了。

I got so close I could have kissed it; 我有这么接近我可以吻了一下;

But then I missed it. I missed it, resisted; 但是我错过了。我错过了它，抵制;

Now those days are gone. 现在，那些日子已经一去不复返了。

(All right!) （好吧！ ）

   

You can halve the distance all you like 你可以减少一半的所有你喜欢的距离

But still not ever touch it. 但仍然没有触摸过它。

You can split the difference all your life; 您可以采取折中的办法，你的生活;

It hurts, it hurts so much, it-! 它伤害，它伤害了这么多，它 - ！

   

Once I entertained the notion 有一次，我受理的概念

I could skate along on charm: 我可以滑冰沿魅力：

Count on my wit and my looks alone 单独依靠我的智慧，我的长相

To keep me safe from harm. 让我远离伤害。

You asked me how it felt to be a dilettante (what?). 你问我怎么觉得是一个外行（什么？ ） 。

I knew that you knew the answer 我知道你知道答案

But you didn't want to hear it. No, 但是，你不想听到它。不，

You didn't want to hear it. 你不想听到它。

   

Well, you can blow your shot and never know: 嗯，你可以吹你开枪永远不知道：

Another game I'm gonna throw. 另一场比赛我会扔。

So, I missed it. I missed it. I missed it. 所以，我错过了。我错过了。我错过了。

I got so close I could have kissed it, 我有这么接近我可以吻了一下，

But then I missed it. I missed it. 但是我错过了。我错过了。

I pissed it all away. í生气了这一切。

   

I missed it. I missed it. I missed it. 我错过了。我错过了。我错过了。

You all said no, but I insisted; 大家说没有，但我坚持;

That's how I missed it. I missed it. I missed it; 这就是我错过了。我错过了。我错过了;

Now those days are gone. 现在，那些日子已经一去不复返了。