She writes him a letter to see how he's doing 她写了一封亲笔信，看看他是怎么做的

She's stopped up for words on a pen she keeps chewing 她停止了对笔的话，她不断的咀嚼

The light from the window flows through her graying hair 从窗口的光流过她花白的头发

The pen on the page is the proof that she still does care 页面上的笔是证明了她仍然没有照顾

   

'Cause in the long run the story's told 因为从长远来看，这个故事的告诉

And in the long run the young grow very, very old 而从长远来看，年轻的成长非常，非常古老的

   

He sits in the park in the dark by his favourite tree 他用他最喜欢的树坐在公园在黑暗中

His mind is all lost in a haze of how things used to be 他的心是所有失去的东西怎么用是一个阴霾

She carried him so far but then had to let him go 她把他这么远，但随后不得不让他走

He wanted one more chance at least to let her know 他想多一次机会，至少让她知道

   

'Cause in the long run the heat grows cold 因为从长远来看，热变寒

And in the long run the young grow very, very old 而从长远来看，年轻的成长非常，非常古老的

   

He doesn't do much now, just sits by the window light 他没有做什么了，只是坐在靠窗户的光

His hair is so long and his unshaven face so white 他的头发是那么的漫长和他的胡子拉碴的脸这么白

His heart feels a part of the breeze that is blowing outside 他的心脏感觉是外面吹微风的一部分

His eyes now see magic around him at most times 他的眼睛现在看到的魔法在他周围的大部分时间

   

'Cause in the long run the story's told 因为从长远来看，这个故事的告诉

And in the long run the young grow very, very old 而从长远来看，年轻的成长非常，非常古老的

   

She walks in the morning, it's best before seven 她走在早上，最好七点以前

It's that time of day that seems closest to heaven 这一天的这个时候，似乎最接近天堂

She finds herself dancing and singing songs out loud 她发现自己跳舞，唱歌大声

Songs from her childhood suddenly come around 从她的童年歌曲突然来到我身边

   

'Cause in the long run the farm gets sold 因为从长远来看，农场被卖掉

And in the long run the young grow very, very old 而从长远来看，年轻的成长非常，非常古老的

   

He's ready to go now, he's done with his living 他已经准备好了去，他与他的生活做

He's gone where he's going, he gave what he's giving 他走了，他是怎么回事，他给他的给

The thousand and one times, he (said?) before dinner 在千百次地，他在晚餐前（说的吗？ ）

The thousand and two times, (their lives?) growing thinner 千和2倍， （他们的生活？ ）越来越薄

   

'Cause in the long run the story's told 因为从长远来看，这个故事的告诉

And in the long run the young grow very, very old 而从长远来看，年轻的成长非常，非常古老的