It was an early morning bar room 那是一个清晨酒吧客房

And the place just opened up 而且这个地方刚刚打通

And the little man come in so fast and it 和小男人进来这么快，它

Started at his cups 开始了他的杯子

   

And the broad who served the whiskey 和广阔谁担任威士忌

She was a big old friendly girl 她是一个大的旧型的女孩

And tried to fight her empty nights 并试图打她的晚空

By smilin' at the world 由微笑在世界

   

And she said "Hey Bub, It's been awhile 她说： “嘿布勃，它已经一段时间

Since you been around 自从你身边

Where the hell you been hidin'? 到底在哪你一直躲到？

And why you look so down ? 以及为什么你看起来这么下来了吗？

   

The little man just sat there like he'd never heard a sound 那个矮个男人就坐在那里就像他从来没有听过的声音

The waitress she gave out with a cough 女服务员，她给出了一个咳嗽

Acting not the least put off 演技不是最推迟

She spoke once again 说着说着再次

   

She said, "I don't want to bother you 她说：“我不想打扰你

Consider it's understood 考虑它的理解

I know I'm not no beauty queen 我知道我不是没有选美皇后

But I sure can listen good" 不过，我肯定能听好“

   

And the little man took his drink in his hand 和小男人把他的饮料拿在手里

And he raised it to his lips 他举到唇边

He took a couple of sips 他花了几个小口的

And he told that waitress this story 他告诉服务员这个故事

   

I am the midnight watchman down at Miller's Tool and Die 我是半夜守望下来米勒的工具和模具

And I watch the metal rusting, I watch the time go by 我看金属生锈，我看的时候去了

A week ago at the Diner, I stopped to get a bite 一个星期前，在吃饭的客人，我停下来获得一口

And this here lovely lady she sat two seats from my right 这这里可爱的女士，她从坐在我右边的两个席位

And Lord, Lord, Lord 主啊，主啊，主啊

She was alright 她好吗

   

You see, she was so damned beautiful she could warm a winter's frost 你看，她是如此该死的美丽，她可以温暖一个冬天的霜冻

But she looked long past lonely, and well nigh kinda lost 但她看上去早已过去寂寞，几乎成了有点迷失

Now I'm not much of a mover or a pick-em-up easy guy 现在，我没有太大的动机或接机EM-起来容易的家伙

But I decided to glide on over and give her one good try 但我决定滑行过来，给她一个很好的尝试

And Lord, Lord, Lord 主啊，主啊，主啊

She was worth a try 她是值得一试

   

And I was tongued-tied like a school boy 我是舌系在一起就像一所学校的男孩

I stammered out some words 我结结巴巴了一些话

It did not seem to matter much 'cause I don't think she heard 它似乎没有多大关系，因为我不认为她听到

She just looked clear on through me to a space back in my head 她只是看着清楚，通过我的空间早在我的脑海

And it shamed me into silence, as quietly she said 并羞辱我陷入沉默，因为她悄悄地说：

   

'If you want me to come with you that's all right with me “如果你想让我和你一起去这一切都与我的权利

'Cause I know I'm going nowhere and anywhere's a better place to be 因为我知道，我无处可去，任何地点是一个更好的地方是

Anywhere's a better place to be' Anywhere的一个更好的地方是“

   

When I drove her to my boarding house and I took her up to my room 当我开车送她到我的宿舍，我把她带到我的房间

And I went to turn on the only light to brighten up the gloom 和我去打开唯一的光线照亮了黑暗

But she said, "Please leave the light off, oh, I don't mind the dark" 但她说， “请离开灯灭了，呵呵，我不介意的黑暗”

And as her clothes all tumbled 'round her, I could hear my heart 而作为她的衣服全部下跌“圆了她，我能听到我的心脏

   

The moonlight shown upon her as she lay back in my bed 在她表示，她躺回床上月光

It was the kind of scene I only had imagined in my head 这是我只想象在我脑子里的那种场景

I just could not believe it, to think that she was real 我简直不敢相信，以为她是真实的

And as I tried to tell her she said, "I know just how you feel 当我试图告诉她，她说， “我知道你的感受

   

And if you want to come here with me that's all right with me 如果你要来这里陪我这一切都与我的权利

'Cause I've been oh so lonely, lovin' someone is a better way to be 因为我一直是如此的孤独，就喜欢一个人是一个更好的方法是

Anywhere's a better way to be" Anywhere的一个更好的办法是“

   

When the morning came so swiftly I held her in my arms 当清晨来得如此迅速我在拥她入怀

She slept like a baby, snug and safe from harm 她睡得很香，贴身和远离伤害

I did not want to share her or dare to break the mood 我不想分享她还是敢闯的心情

So before she woke I went out to buy us both some food 于是，她醒来之前，我出去给我们买两个部分食品

I came back with my paper bag to find that she was gone 我回到我的纸袋，发现她不见了

She'd left a six word letter saying, 'It's time that I moved on' 她留了6字一封信，说， “现在是时候，我提出

   

You know the waitress took her bar rag 你知道服务员把她的酒吧抹布

And she wiped it across her eyes 她在她的眼里抹去它

And as she spoke her voice came out as something like a sigh 当她谈到她的声音就出来了，就像这样的感叹

She said, "I wish that I was beautiful or that you were halfway blind 她说， “我希望我是美丽的，或者你是中途失明

And I wish I weren't so goddamned fat, I wish that you were mine 我想我是没有那么该死的胖子，我希望你是我的

And I wish that you'd come with me when I leave for home 我希望你跟我来，当我离开家

For we both know all about emptiness and livin' all alone" 因为我们都知道所有关于空虚和活着孤单的。“

   

And the little man 和小男人

Looked at the empty glass in his hand 看着空荡荡的玻璃在他的手

And he smiled a crooked grin 他笑了笑歪

He said, "I guess I'm out of gin 他说， “我想我出杜松子酒

And I know we both have been so lonely 我知道，我们都一直这么孤单

   

And if you want me to come with you that's all right with me 如果你想让我和你一起去这一切与我的权利

'Cause I know I'm goin' nowhere and anywhere's a better place to be'" 因为我知道我要去哪儿冒出来，任何地方是一个更好的地方是 “