Lily lived in a farmhouse at the edge of town 莉莉住在一户农家，在城市的边缘

Long black braids like anchor chains 长长的黑辫子一样锚链

How they weighed her down 他们是如何权衡她失望

Dark eyes, pale skin 黑眼睛，皮肤苍白

Mean dad, she was my second grade friend 爸爸的意思，她是我小学二年级的朋友

My very best friend 我最好的朋友

   

She had four older brothers that I sometimes dreamed about 她有四个哥哥，我有时会梦到

Mennonite children like wild indians 门诺儿像野生印度人

In a one room schoolhouse 在一间教室的学校

At sixteen she ran away 十六岁时，她跑了

Married, her first chance to escape 结婚后，她的第一个逃生的机会

   

Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair 哦，百合，你为什么要削减你的头发

Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were 哦，莉莉，我爱我们只是我们的方式

Princess of the field and daughter of the moon 月亮的领域和女儿的公主

Oh Lily 呵呵百合

   

A lifetime later I passed through Buffalo and found her house 一生后，我通过水牛，发现她的房子

Same sweet Lily was looking through the eyes 同样甜美的莉莉翻翻眼睛

Of the woman I was talking to now 女人我是说现在

She gave me a rose she made 她给了我一支玫瑰，她做

Of silk and memories of a lost yesterday 失去的昨天的丝绸和回忆

   

Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair 哦，百合，你为什么要削减你的头发

Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were 哦，莉莉，我爱我们只是我们的方式

Princess of the field and daughter of the moon 月亮的领域和女儿的公主

Oh Lily 呵呵百合

   

Two silhouettes in the afternoon 两个剪影下午

Princess of the field and daughter of the moon 月亮的领域和女儿的公主

   

Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair 哦，百合，你为什么要削减你的头发

Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were 哦，莉莉，我爱我们只是我们的方式

Princess of the field and daughter of the moon 月亮的领域和女儿的公主

Oh Lily 呵呵百合

   

Oh Lily, why'd you have to cut your hair 哦，百合，你为什么要削减你的头发

Oh Lily, I loved us just the way we were 哦，莉莉，我爱我们只是我们的方式

Princess of the field and daughter of the moon 月亮的领域和女儿的公主

Oh Lily 呵呵百合