Back in Memphis she was a pearl 回到孟菲斯，她的一颗明珠

She was everyone's favorite girl 她是大家最喜欢的女孩

Now her eyes have a vacant stare 现在，她的眼睛有一个目光空洞

What she wouldn't give to be livin' back there 她不会给什么要活着回来有

She married a man when she left home 她嫁给一个男人时，她离开了家

She wanted someone she could call her own 她想一个人，她可以打电话给她自己

He was good to her when he wasn't drunk 他对她好时，他并没有喝醉

He'd hold her and tell her how pretty she looked 他会抱着她，告诉她是多么漂亮，她看了看

Back in Memphis where she grew up 回到孟菲斯，她长大了

The life she knew was just not enough 她知道生活是远远不够

Back in Memphis when she was a girl 早在孟菲斯的时候，她是个女孩

She thought one day she'd own the world 她想有一天，她会自己的世界

She'd look at the TV and magazines 她会看电视和杂志

And she'd believe all the pictures she'd seen 她会相信所有她看到的图片

She'd be wearin' silk and perfume so sweet 她会穿着45号球衣“的丝绸和香料这么甜

But those things don't mean much out here on the street 但这些事情没有多大的意义在这里在大街上

   

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Back in Memphis she had fun 早在孟菲斯她很开心

Goin' around, tellin' everyone 布莱恩周围，在告诉大家

She was gonna buy dresses that zip up the side 她很会买衣服的拉链拉上身边

And wear red lipstick, have a nice car to drive 穿红色的唇膏，有一个很好的车来车往

She bounces her baby on her knee 她弹她的孩子在她的膝盖

Sayin' maybe today we'll get lucky, you'll see 说也许今天我们就得到幸运，你会看到

I promise it won't always be like this 我保证它不会永远是这样

Come here, sugar, give Mamma a kiss 来到这里，白糖，给妈妈一个吻

Back in Memphis another time 早在孟菲斯另一个时间

Didn't look like things would turn out fine 不像的东西会变成精

Back in Memphis when she was a girl 早在孟菲斯的时候，她是个女孩

She thought one day she'd own the world 她想有一天，她会自己的世界

Back in Memphis she was a pearl 回到孟菲斯，她的一颗明珠