who knew 谁知道

at this party that I 在这个聚会，我

would walk in and I'd see you. 会走的，我会看到你的。

I guess now 我现在想

we could just get drunk 我们可能只是喝醉

yeah, that could be our excuse 是的，这可能是我们的借口

you could slip 你可以滑

from out of nowhere 从哪儿冒出

i could be there to catch your fall 我可以在那里赶上你的秋天

we could laugh 我们可以笑

at ourselves 在自己

and the writing that's on the wall 而写作是在墙壁上

   

it's a narrow margin 它的窄边

just room enough for regret 只容得下遗憾

in the inch and a half between 在寸之间半

hey, how ya been? 咦，怎么是雅？

and 和

can I kiss you yet? 我可以吻你吗？

so we talk, like 所以我们说，像

nervous neighbors over a tall fence 紧张的邻居在一个高大的围墙

true love, but for the lack of providence 真正的爱情，但缺乏普罗维登斯

   

but I just got one more 但我只是救一个

thing to tell you 事情要告诉你

   

'cuz words are vitamins 曲子词是维生素

and life is short 生命是短暂的

and I know when we get up 我知道，当我们起床

to the front office 到前台办公室

We're gonna have to fill out 我们要去必须填写

a full report 一份完整的报告

and the first question will be 和第一个问题会

what were you thinking? 你到底在想什么？

and the next question will be 而接下来的问题将是

what did you say? 你说什么？

then they're gonna check to see 然后他们会检查看

if the answers to one and two 如果答案一个和两个

matched up much 匹配了多少

along the way 沿途

   

in the interest of poetry 在诗歌的兴趣

and the cowboy movie 与牛仔的电影

that's you and me 这就是你和我

I'm back on the horse now 我回到了马现

and I am riding 而我骑

I am striding so effortlessly 我大步如此轻松

what I mean is 我的意思是

it's late 它的晚

much to late for us 多晚我们

and I'm fixing to go home 而我固定回家

with just my conscious 只有我的意识

and a bitter sense of irony 而具有讽刺意味的苦涩感

as my chaperone 我的伴侣

   

true love, but for the lack of providence. 真正的爱情，但缺乏普罗维登斯。