Jacques Lamure is a 雅克Lamure是

volunteer fireman 志愿消防员

He longs to give his life 他渴望献出自己的生命

Saving a nice old man and his wife 保存一个很好的老人和他的妻子

When their house is 当他们的房子

filled with flames 充满火焰

Earning him honor and fame 他赢得的荣誉和名声

   

Jacques Lamure is a foreman 雅克Lamure是一个工头

at a clock factory 在钟表厂

He wishes he were boss 他希望他是老板

So he could fire that scoundrel William Moss 这样他就可以开火了歹徒威廉·莫斯

Who always puts him down 谁总是把他打倒

When Megan Blanchard is around 当梅根·布兰查德是围绕

   

He told himself last year 他对自己说，去年

that when springtime was here 当春天在这里

He would suddenly appear at Meg's door 他会突然出现在梅格的门

He'd rent a mariachi band and respectfully demand 他会租一流浪乐队，并恭敬地要求

His dear Meg to take his hand 他亲爱的梅格把他的手

And to be his forever more 并成为他永远的更

But of course he didn't dare 但是，当然，他也不敢

and pretended not to care 假装不在乎

About the insult or the loss 关于侮辱或亏损

When he found out she'd married William Moss 当他发现她已经结婚了威廉·莫斯

   

Jacques Lamure goes to see a show 雅克Lamure去看演出

every other Friday night 隔周五晚

He likes the westerns best 他喜欢西部片最佳

He'd rather be a sheriff with a gold star on his chest 他宁愿与金星在他的胸口警长

Than that weird guy who never says a word 较奇怪的家伙谁从来不说一个字

And when spoken to pretends he hadn't heard 而当讲给他假装没听见

   

He realized one day that he didn't have to stay 他意识到有一天他没有留

That he could move as far away as planes could fly 他可以移动远的飞机能飞

He chuckled as he mused 他笑了，他若有所思地说

About the people who had rused him 关于谁曾rused他的人

And how shocked and confused that they would be 如何震惊和困惑，他们将

When he says goodbye and never turns around 当他说再见，永不转身

Never returns to that miserable town 永远不会返回到可怜的小镇

   

Then as weeks passed he soon did find 那么作为几个星期过去了，他也很快发现

This move had greatly improved his state of mind 此举大大改善了自己的心境