Caught in the vice of heaven and earth 夹在天地的副

he turned his life into a cell 他把他的生命进入细胞

imprisoned by the doubts which hound us all 由猎犬我们所有人的疑虑监禁

and those desires which we all know so well 而那些欲望，我们都知道这么好

His days he lost to promises, his nights he purged of dreams 他的日子，他输给了承诺，他的夜晚，他清除梦想

and he would wake in the hours before sunrise 他会醒来在日出前的时间

and dread the coming of the day 和恐惧这一天的到来

   

Never thought a man could become so desperate 从来没有想过一个人可以变得如此绝望

never thought a life could lose so much hope 从来没有想过生活会失去这么多的希望

to be tearing at the roots around you 被撕裂在你身边的根源

as if in manacles, or irons, or ropes 仿佛在手铐或铁杆，或绳索

They say he told his children that all he taught was lost 他们说，他告诉他的孩子，他所教导丢失

that love and pride and honesty 爱，自尊，诚实

were to be gained at too high a cost 被以过高的成本来获得

   

It's been thirty summers that I've spent with him 它一直是我花了他30夏季

and I expect thirty more to pass 我预计30多通

he has blessed my life in so many ways 他还祝福了我的生活在许多方面

that I could never turn my back 我永远不会把我的背

But I need just one more reminder 不过，我只需要一个多提醒

of the man that he used to be 他曾经是男人

if he would just look deep into my eyes 如果他只想能深入我的眼睛

and say it's in you my love that I will find the key 并说这是在你我的爱，我会找到问题的关键