He came into the world with his eyes wide open 他来到这个世界，他的眼睛睁

Knew what it was all about 知道这是什么一回事

He grew into a man that the sun just followed 他成长为一个男人，太阳刚刚跟随

Knew himself inside out 知道自己内而外

We'd watch him go to work each day 我们会看着他走的每一天上班

Come back underneath the moonlit night 回来月夜之下

   

We'd hear them laughing talking always 我们希望听到他们的笑声总是在说

Safe behind the walls 安全的墙后面

Nobody knew too much about them 没有人知道太多关于他们

They never even answered calls 他们甚至从来没有接听的电话

Well his wife was small and pretty 以及他的妻子又小又漂亮

Like a shell illuminated by the light 像被光照亮的壳

   

Well I know there is a plan 嗯，我知道有一个计划

But at least from where I stand 但至少从我的立场

I would love to take the place of that man 我很想把那个男人的地方

For just one night 对于只有一个晚上

   

Sometimes situations seem 有时候，情况似乎

Too perfect to be true 太完美是真实的

People talk and shake their heads 人们都说，大摇其头

The way that people do 的方式，这样做的人

You know that small towns show no mercy 你知道吗，小城镇毫不留情

And they see their envy in a different light 他们看到他们的嫉妒在不同的光线

   

I woke up late to a big commotion 我醒来的时候晚了一个大骚动

Wondering what it all was for 想知道这一切是为

Voices screaming in the darkness 尖叫的声音在黑暗中

Fire and smoke next door 火和烟隔壁

There was someone lying on the lawn and 有一个人躺在草坪上和

Someone trapped behind the firelight 有人被困在火光的背后

   

What could we say 有什么能说

As we watched life slip away 当我们看到生命溜走

There was nothing we could do to make it right 有，我们可以做些什么来作出正确的什么

Not on that night 不是那一夜

   

Ah leave me here he said 阿留我在这里，他说：

Stretched out on the lawn 伸出草坪上

I don't think anybody's gonna miss me when I'm gone 我不认为任何人的会想念我，当我走了

Life is my enemy 生命是我的敌人

It took my very best 花了我最好的

Left me here to cast away 让我在这里抛弃

The shadows and sort through the mess 穿过混乱的阴影和排序

Struggle to get by with all my might 斗争得到了我所有的力量

For one more night 对于一个夜晚

   

We'd see him out walking in the streets 我们会看到他出来在街上走

With nothing in his eyes 有没有在他的眼睛

People would stop and say hello 人们会停下来打个招呼

He'd always act surprised 他总是充当惊讶

Well he'd jump back kind of nervous 好了，他会跳有点紧张背

Like a boxer who'd rather walk away than fight 就像一个拳击手，谁宁愿走开不是打架

   

Just like autumn thunderstorms 就像秋天的雷雨

We knew the day would come 我们知道这一天会来

When they talked about it later 当他们谈到后来

No one even knew he had a gun 甚至没有人知道他有枪

Well they found him with a picture 那么，他们发现他用图片

Of his wife beside him such a peaceful sight 他的妻子在他身边这样一个宁静的视线

   

And if God is looking down 如果上帝正在注视着

On this little life we've found 在这条小命，我们已经找到

I say you pushed that man until he couldn't fight 我说你推开那个男人，直到他不能打

Not one more night 没有一个夜晚

   

Leave me here 让我在这里

Stretched out on the lawn 伸出草坪上

I don't think anybody's gonna miss me when I'm gone 我不认为任何人的会想念我，当我走了

Life is my enemy 生命是我的敌人

It took my very best 花了我最好的

Left me here to cast away the shadows 让我在这里丢掉的阴影

And sort through the mess 并通过分类的混乱

Struggle to get by with all my might 斗争得到了我所有的力量

Oh for one more night 唉，一个晚上

Oh one more night 哦，一个晚上

No, not one more night 不，不是一个晚上