We drove all night, and half the next day 我们开车了一夜，一半的第二天

Up through the mountains to the open space 透过山上的空地

Got through registration, searched for my dorm, 通过注册了，搜索我的宿舍，

I was so thankful he'd been there before. 我很感激他以前也去过那儿。

   

He carried my boxes, he helped me unpack 他抱着箱子，他帮我解开

Told old college stories until I laughed 对女大学生的故事，直到我笑了

But the tears started falling as we ran out of time, 但是眼泪开始下降，因为我们跑出来的时候，

And I did all I could to avoid his goodbye. 我做了所有我能避免他的告别。

   

He said I wish I could stay here, 他说，我希望我能留在这儿，

It's hard on me too. 很难对我。

But I know that there's so much that you've got to do, 但我知道，有这么多，你必须做的，

So... 所以...

   

I'll let you go, 我让你走，

You can stop crying. 你可以哭个不停。

Oh it's not the end of the world, 哦，这不是世界的末日，

Girl you know, you're gonna be fine. 女孩，你知道，你会没事的。

Give me a hug and let me see you smile, 给我一个拥抱，让我看到你的微笑，

You know that I'll see you in a little while, 你知道我会看到你在一小会儿，

So I'll let you go. 所以，我会放你走。

   

I made it through school, I made some big plans, 我是通过学校做了，我做了一些大的计划，

Yeah, I chased my dreams in some far away land, 是啊，我追逐我的梦想在一些遥远的土地，

But everything changed when I got the call, 但是，一切都改变了，当我接到电话，

And chasing those dreams meant nothing at all. 而那些追逐梦想意味着什么都没有。

   

I told him I'm gonna stay here, 我告诉他，我会留在这儿，

And take care of you. 而照顾你。

He said that's the last thing that I'd let you do, 他说，这就是我想要让你做的最后一件事，

But... 但是...

   

I'll let you go, 我让你走，

You can stop crying. 你可以哭个不停。

Oh it's not the end of the world, 哦，这不是世界的末日，

Girl you know, I'm gonna be fine. 女孩，你知道的，我会没事的。

Give me a hug and let me see you smile, 给我一个拥抱，让我看到你的微笑，

You know that I'll see you in a little while, 你知道我会看到你在一小会儿，

So I'll let you go. 所以，我会放你走。

   

With the wings that he gave me, 用他给我的翅膀，

I learned how to fly, 我学会了如何飞翔，

One day they brought me back to be by his side, 有一天，他们把我带回了在他身边，

I knew he was holding on for me, 我知道他是抱着我，

But I couldn't say the words, 但我不能说出来的话，

The ones that would set him free, 那些将他自由，

The last thing I heard, 过去的事我听说了，

he said... 他说...

   

I'll let you go. 我会放你走。