Her mother wrote a letter, 她的母亲写了一封信，

Said she thought it would be better 说，她认为这将是更好

If she would just stay gone. 如果她只想留走了。

She knew of her condition, 她知道她的病情，

But she wouldn't give permission 但她不会给许可

For her to come back home. 让她回家。

So she called the boy who loved her 于是，她叫谁爱她的男孩

But all he did was snub her, 但他所做的一切是冷落她，

Said, "face it on your own." 他说：“面对它你自己的。 ”

Mm-mm, love don't last long. 毫米毫米，爱情不长久。

   

A young man got unlucky 一个年轻人得到了不吉利

And got busted in kentucky, 并捣毁了在肯塔基州，

Asked his dad to go his bail. 问他爸爸去他的保释。

But his dad had big ambitions 但是，他的爸爸有很大的野心

With the local politicians, 与当地政客，

Told his son to go to hell. 告诉他的儿子去地狱。

He hung himself that morning 他那天早上上吊自杀

And the note that they found on him 而且，他们在他身上找到的说明

Said, "dad, please take me home." 说：“爸爸，请带我回家。 ”

Mm-mm, love don't last long. 毫米毫米，爱情不长久。

   

A woman told her husband, 一个女人告诉她的丈夫，

She lived ev'ry day to love him, 她住内心的每一次​​天爱他，

Nothing else fits in her plans. 闲来无事在她的计划配合。

Then without a warning, 然后，没有警告，

He came home from work one morning, 他下班回家一天早上，

Found her there with another man. 发现她有跟别的男人。

In a fit of anger 在气头上

He took her life and the stranger's, 他把她的生活和陌生人的，

Then he took his own. 然后，他把他自己的。

Mm-mm, love don't last long. 毫米毫米，爱情不长久。

   

Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, 毫米，毫米，毫米，毫米，毫米，

Mm, mm, mm, mm, mm, 毫米，毫米，毫米，毫米，毫米，

Mm, mm, mm, mm. 毫米，毫米，毫米，毫米。