I thought that life was runnin' off, 我认为，生命是在天边了，

leavin' me behind. 要走了我的身后。

So like a fool I jumped the fence, 因此，像一个傻瓜我跳栅栏，

Just to see what I could find. 只是为了看看我能找到。

But love kept disappearing like 但爱一直像消失

Children chasing fire flies in the dark. 孩子们追逐萤火虫在黑暗中。

And to think that I once had it all, 想想看，我曾经拥有了一切，

In my own backyard. 在我自己的后院。

   

You'd never know it now, but I used to have it all. 你永远不会知道了，但我曾经拥有这一切。

A swing set and a plastic pool, a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball. 摇摆集和塑料游泳池，毛茸茸的狗活到取一球。

An angel with a glass of tea, laughin' at the kids and me, 用茶一杯天使，笑起来的孩子和我，

All soakin' wet from washin' that old car. 所有soakin旧车从时洗湿“ 。

And to think that I once had it all, in my own backyard. 想想看，我曾经拥有了一切，在我自己的后院。

   

That bare spot's grown over now, 现在，裸点的增长超过，

Where third base used to be. 其中使用的是第三基。

And the weeds have choked out all the flowers, 和杂草都哽咽了所有的花，

But they can't kill the memories. 但是，他们杀不了的记忆。

Lord, I'd love to run back home, 主啊，我很想跑回家，

But there's no one there for me. 但有一个人也没有我。

And that grass I used to hate to mow, 那草我以前讨厌修剪，

Sure is lookin' green. 当然是看着绿色。

   

Ohh, you'd never know it now, but I used to have it all. 哦，你永远不会知道了，但我曾经拥有这一切。

A swing set and a plastic pool, a shaggy dog that lived to fetch a ball. 摇摆集和塑料游泳池，毛茸茸的狗活到取一球。

An angel with a glass of tea, laughin' at the kids and me, 用茶一杯天使，笑起来的孩子和我，

all soakin' wet from washin' that old car. 所有soakin旧车从时洗湿“ 。

And to think that I once had it all, in my own backyard. 想想看，我曾经拥有了一切，在我自己的后院。

   

You'd never know it now, but I used to have it all,all, all 你永远不会知道，但我曾经有过这一切，一切，都

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Once I had everything, 有一次，我的一切，

   

In my own back yard..... 在我自己的后院.....