My friends, my dear friends 我的朋友们，我亲爱的朋友

And lovers, oh my lovers 和恋人，哦，我的爱人

I'd leave you for them 我会离开你为他们

They got a hand on my back 他们把一只手放在我的背上

   

Mama has money now and Mama has friends 妈妈有钱，现在和妈妈有朋友

She's making rags for some uptown hags 她做抹布一些住宅区的女巫

With their money in bags 凭借其在包装袋的钱

And why are you so sad? 而你为什么这么伤心？

   

Why are you always so sad? 为什么你总是这么伤心？

Why do I not understand? 为什么我不知道？

Why don't I see what it is you see? 我为什么不看看它是什么，你看到了什么？

Why can I live and just be? 为什么我能活，只是有多大？

   

I'm full of guilt 我充满了愧疚

I am full of guilt 我满怀愧疚

You're very tall, you're very handsome 你是很高，你很英俊

You have it all, your skin smells like man 你拥有这一切，你的皮肤闻起来像男人

   

And I, you never know how I ache 而我，你永远不知道我是怎么疼

You will never know how I ache 你永远不会知道我有多痛

Don't touch that in grace 请勿触摸，在宽限期

   

Ever considered the sea? 是否考虑过海？

I heard you had to be strong 我听说你必须要坚强

Why not float around with me? 为什么不和我一起漂浮？

It won't take you so long 它不会带你这么久

   

You can go where I'm at 你可以去我在哪里

You can hang around with me 可以挂在我身旁

And a few good men will go where they all 和几个不错的男人会去的地方，他们都

Where they all not be 在那里，他们都没有

And a few good mothers go for what they, 和几个要好的妈妈去了他们，

What they all not teach 他们都没有教什么

   

And I long for a touch or reminder of us but, 我渴望我们的触摸或提醒，但是，

But it must not be 但它不能

   

And a few strong branches over water reach for what they all not reach 和几个分枝力强过水河段因为他们都没有达到什么

   

I hope your mother knows where it is you have been 我希望你母亲知道它在哪里，你一直

I hope your mother knows what it is you have seen 我希望你母亲知道它是什么，你所看到的

She'd be so proud 她会很骄傲

She will never know how I ache 她永远不会知道我有多痛