It's comin' on the end of August 它是在八月底坠落

Another summer's promise almost gone 又一个夏天的约定即将走远

And though I heard some wise man say 尽管我曾听智者说过

That every dog will have his day 也就是说每只狗都会有他的日子

He never mentioned that these dog days get so long 他从来没有提到，这段日子会这么久

   

I don't know when I realized the dream was over 我不知道当我实现了梦想已经结束

Well, there was no particular hour, no given day 那么，有没有确切的时间，没有确定的日期

You know, it didn't go down in flame 你知道，它并没有在火焰下去

There was no final scene, no frozen frame 没有最后的一幕，没有冻架

I just watched it slowly fade away 我只是看着它慢慢地消失

   

And I've been waiting in the weeds 我的心一直在荒芜中等待

Waiting for my time to come around again and 等待我的时间过来一次

Hope is floating on the breeze 希望是漂浮在微风

Carrying my soul high up above the ground and 载着我的灵魂高高在地面之上，并

I've been keepin' to myself 我一直坚持让自己相信

Knowin' that the seasons are slowly changing 深深地知道“的季节正在慢慢改变

Even though you're with somebody else 即使你与别人

He'll never love you like I do 他永远不会爱你像我这样做

   

I've been biding time with the crows and sparrows 我一直在消磨时间的乌鸦和麻雀

While peacocks prance and strut upon the stage 虽然孔雀昂首舞台

If finding love is just a dance 如果寻找爱就像一场舞会

Proximity and chance 接近和机会

You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade 你会原谅我，如果我跳过化妆舞会

   

And I've been waiting in the weeds 我的心一直在荒芜中等待

Waiting for the dust to settle down along the 等待尘埃落定顺着

Back roads running through the fields 返回穿过田野跑道路

Lying on the outskirts of this lonesome town 躺在寂寞小镇的郊外

And I imagine sunlight in your hair 和我想象的阳光在你的头发

You're at the county fair 你在集市

   

You're holding hands and laughing 你手牵着手，笑

And now the ferris wheel has stopped 而现在的摩天轮已经停止

You're swinging on the top 你摆动顶部

Suspended there with him 和他一起悬

   

And he's the darling of the chic 而且他是潇洒的宠儿

The flavor of the week is melting 本周的味道融化

Down your pretty summer dress 沿着你的夏裙

Baby, what a mess you're making 宝贝，你正在做什么乱七八糟的

   

I've been stumbling through some dark places 我一直磕磕绊绊通过一些黑暗的地方

Now I'm following the plow 现在我下面的犁

I know I've fallen out of your good graces 我知道我已经拜倒在你的石榴裙下

It's alright now 这是正常现

   

And I've been waiting in the weeds 我的心一直在荒芜中等待

Waiting for the summer rain to fall upon the 等待夏雨落在

Wild birds scattering the seeds 野鸟散布种子

Answering the calling of the tide's eternal tune 回答潮的永恒调的呼叫

The phases of the moon 月亮的相位

The chambers of the heart 心脏的腔室

The egg and dart of small gray 小灰蛋和飞镖

Spiders spinning in the dark 蜘蛛纺在黑暗中

In spite of all the times the web is torn apart 尽管各个时代的网络被撕开

   

And I've been waiting in the weeds 我的心一直在荒芜中等待

Waiting for the time to come around again and 等待时间过来一次

Hope is floating on the breeze 希望是漂浮在微风

Carrying my soul high up above the ground and 载着我的灵魂高高在地面之上，并

I've been keeping to myself 我一直保留着对自己

Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing 明知季节正在慢慢改变

Even though you're with somebody else 即使你与别人

He'll never love you like I do 他永远不会爱你像我这样做