She might have been a nice girl 她可能是一个好女孩

If she hadn't had a draggy mother 如果她没有一个拖拉的母亲

She might have been a good chick 她可能是一个不错的小妞

If she hadn't had a rotten father 如果她没有一个烂爸爸

   

She might have played the right hunch 她可能起到正确的预感

If she hadn't been so narrow-minded 如果她不是这么狭隘

She might have had a whole bunch 她可能有一大堆

If she hadn't been so far behind it 如果她不是那么远的背后

   

Oh does it hurt when you know you can't play it the way that your beau knows 哦，不，当你知道你的男友知道你不能发挥它的方式很受伤

Oh does it hurt when you know you can't say it the way that your beau knows 哦，不，当你知道你不能说它的方式，你的男友知道疼

And you know that that's the way that the show goes 而你知道，就是这样的表演还在继续

And you know it really has to go on. 你知道它真的有去。

   

She drank the army's red wine 她喝了军队的红葡萄酒

But she never found a moment's pleasure 但她从来没有找到片刻的快感

She smelled the salty sea brine 她闻到咸咸的海水卤水

But she never found the buried treasure 但她从来没有发现的宝藏

   

She might have played the chords right 她可能正确播放的和弦

But the song was never meant for singing 但是这首歌从来就唱

She might have really broke loose 她可能真的挣脱

But she never made it past the clinging 但她没有把它过去的执着

   

I can see that it hurts when you know you can't play it the way that your beau knows 我可以看到，当你知道你的男朋友知道你不能发挥它的方式很伤

I can see that it hurts when you know you can't say it the way that your beau knows 我可以看到，当你知道你不能说它的方式，你的男友知道它伤害

And you know that that's the way that the show goes 而你知道，就是这样的表演还在继续

And you know it really has to go on. 你知道它真的有去。