My father sits at night with no lights on 我父亲坐，晚上没有灯

His cigarette glows in the dark. 他的香烟在黑暗中发光。

The living room is still; 客厅依然;

I walk by, no remark. 我走了，没有的话。

I tiptoe past the master bedroom where í蹑手蹑脚过去的主卧室在哪里

My mother reads her magazines. 我的母亲读了她的杂志。

I hear her call sweet dreams, 我听到她叫甜蜜的梦，

But I forgot how to dream. 但我忘了怎么做梦。

   

But you say it's time we moved in together 但是你说这一次我们搬到一起

And raised a family of our own, you and me - 并提出了一个家庭我们自己的，你和我 -

Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be: 嗯，这是我一直听说它应该是这样：

You want to marry me, we'll marry. 你要嫁给我，我们就结婚。

   

My friends from college they're all married now; 他们都结婚了我大学的朋友现在;

They have their houses and their lawns. 他们有他们的房子和​​草坪。

They have their silent noons, 他们有他们的沉默noons ，

Tearful nights, angry dawns. 泪眼婆娑的夜晚，愤怒的黎明。

Their children hate them for the things they're not; 他们的孩子恨他们，因为他们是没有的事;

They hate themselves for what they are- 他们讨厌自己，他们是 -

And yet they drink, they laugh, 然而他们喝酒，他们笑了，

Close the wound, hide the scar. 关闭伤口，隐藏疤痕。

   

But you say it's time we moved in together 但是你说这一次我们搬到一起

And raised a family of our own, you and me - 并提出了一个家庭我们自己的，你和我 -

Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be: 嗯，这是我一直听说它应该是这样：

You want to marry me, we'll marry. 你要嫁给我，我们就结婚。

   

You say we can keep our love alive 你说我们能维持我们的爱

Babe - all I know is what I see - 贝贝 - 我只知道我看到了什么 -

The couples cling and claw 夫妇抱着和爪

And drown in love's debris. 而淹没在爱的碎片。

You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds, 你说我们会飙升像两只小鸟穿过云层，

But soon you'll cage me on your shelf - 但很快你会束缚我对你的架子 -

I'll never learn to be just me first 我将永远学不会只是我第一次

By myself. 一个人住。

   

Well O.K., it's time we moved in together 嗯O.K. ，它的时间，我们搬到一起

And raised a family of our own, you and me - 并提出了一个家庭我们自己的，你和我 -

Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be, 嗯，这是我一直听说它应该是的样子，

You want to marry me, we'll marry, 你要嫁给我，我们就结婚，

We'll marry. 我们会结婚。