My father had dementia 我父亲有老年痴呆症

He lied in bed for months 他谎称在床上躺了几个月

Once in a while he’d call me 有一次，他会打电话给我

And ask me to fly down 并问我飞过来

I told him that I’d love to 我告诉他，我很乐意

But I had things to do 但我有事情要做

And so he died without his son 因此，他没有自己的儿子死了

I heard about it drunk after a show 之后我秀听说了喝醉了

   

My mother battled cancer 我的母亲与癌症作斗争

For over seven years 七年多

I nursed her and I held her 我把她和我扶着她

When time was running out 当时间已经不多了

The night before she left me 前一天晚上，她离开了我

I drank scotch all night 我喝苏格兰威士忌整夜

And thanked her for everything she’d done 并感谢她所做的一切，她会做

Raising me alone wasn’t much fun 独自抚养我是不是很有趣

   

So dad I can forgive you, 所以，爸爸，我可以原谅你，

but I’ll never forget, 但我永远不会忘记，

Months I wouldn’t see you and when I did 几个月来，我不会见你，当我做了

You’d be out with your friends all night 你会与你的朋友们一整夜

Alone and only nine 仅只有9

I watched the outer limits 我看着外部界限

And scared out of my mind 又害怕在我心里

I wonder if you felt the same 不知你是否也有同感

The days before you died 你死之前的日子

I wonder if you even knew 不知你是否知道，即使

Why I wouldn’t come around 为什么我不会来到我身边

I bet if you had been there, 我敢打赌，如果你曾经来过，

There wouldn’t be this song 就不会有这首歌

   

2006 goodbye parents 2006年告别父母

For once I am sincere 这一次我是真诚的

2006 my orphan year 我的2006年孤儿