he caresses every bottle 他轻抚每一瓶

like it's the first one he's had 喜欢它的第一个他有

saying 说

it ain't love 这不是爱

but it ain't bad 但它是不坏

it's the only reward 它是唯一的奖励

bestowed upon me 在我赐给

and I have served faithfully 而我曾忠实地

   

I can see he is scarred 我可以看到他伤痕累累

from doing some hard time 从做一些艰难的时刻

but I let alone what is broken 但我更谈不上什么坏

'cause it isn't mine “造成这不是我的

he strikes out at me 他击中了我

when I am within reach 当我触手可及

then he reaches for me 然后，他伸手我

when I draw the line 当我划清界线

   

sometimes it seems like love 有时好像爱情

is just a fancy word for compromise 只是看中字妥协

you gotta read between the years 你得看过岁之间

you gotta write between the lines 你必须在字里行间写

you gotta try to understand 你必须试着去了解

the grandness of the man behind the petty crimes 该男子壮大的轻微犯罪的背后

and let him off easy sometimes 让他掉容易，有时

   

I have only just met 我只是刚认识

an old old friend 一个古老的老朋友

we've been walking around holding hands 我们一直在走动牵手

I hope some day he can bend 我希望有一天他能弯曲

as far as it takes to understand 只要需要理解

and risk breaking open again 和风险砸开再次