I was only twelve years old 我当时只有十二岁

The day was warm my heart went cold 这一天是温暖我的心脏都凉了

Momma said your Daddy's gone 妈妈说，你爸爸走了

Son you're gonna have to grow up fast 儿子你得快速成长起来

The two of us is all we have 我们两个都是我们

I need you to be strong 我需要你要坚强

   

That's the day a boy became a man 那是一天一个男孩变成一个男人

Every broken road and stepping stone 每一个破碎的道路和敲门砖

Has made me who I am 使我我是谁

I learned to love, I learned to cry 我学会了爱，我学会了哭泣

Even how to say good-bye 甚至如何说再见

And I'm still trying to understand 而我还是想知道，

How a boy became a man 如何一个男孩变成一个男人

   

She was only seventeen 她只有17

Prettiest girl I'd ever seen 我见过最漂亮的女孩

On a blanket underneath the stars 在星空下的毯子

By the river we got swept away 在河边，我们得到卷走

In just one night my whole life changed 在短短的一个晚上，我的生活开始改变

Should have never gone that far 应该不会走那么远

   

That's the day a boy became a man 那是一天一个男孩变成一个男人

Every broken road and stepping stone 每一个破碎的道路和敲门砖

Has made me who I am 使我我是谁

I learned to love, I learned to laugh 我学会了爱，我学会了笑

How to give someone all I have 如何让所有的人我有

And I'm still trying to understand 而我还是想知道，

How a boy became a man 如何一个男孩变成一个男人

   

On the day we swore our love 在那天，我们发誓我们的爱情

In front of God and everyone 在上帝和众人面前

   

That's the day a boy became a man 那是一天一个男孩变成一个男人

With an angel walking by my side 有一个天使走在我身边

And a baby in my hand 而在我的手宝宝

I learned to laugh, I learned to cry 我学会了笑，我学会了哭泣

To just be thankful for this life 只是心存感激今生

And I think I finally understand 我想我终于明白了

How a boy becomes a man 如何一个男孩变成一个男人