I remember this afternoon 我记得今天下午

When my sister came into the room 当姐姐走进房间

She refused to say how my father was 她不肯说，我的父亲是如何

But I knew he'd be dying soon. 但我知道他会很快死去。

   

And I was oh so glad, and it was oh so sad 而我是如此的高兴，这是哦，好难过

That I realized that I despised this man I once called father. 我意识到，我鄙视这种人，我曾经叫爸爸。

In his hanging on, with fingers clutching 在他挂，用手指抓着

His body now just eighty-eight pounds 他的身体现在只是88磅

Blinded eyes still searching 蒙蔽双眼仍在寻找

For some distant dream that had faded away at the seams. 对于一些遥不可及的梦想，在接缝处已经消失。

Dying alone, naturally. 独自奄奄一息，自然。

   

I was his favourite child, I had him a little while 我是他最喜欢的孩子，我让他一小会儿

Just as long as I could play the piano and smile a little smile 正如只要我能弹钢琴和微笑一点微笑

Just when I needed him most, he was already a ghost 就在我最需要他时，他已经是个鬼

And for all my life there where promises and they always have been broken 和我所有的生命在那里有承诺，他们总有被打破

   

Leaving me alone with all my troubles 留下我一个人用我所有的烦恼

Not ever once touching me and saying 不过一次抚摸我，说

"Daughter, I'll help you get over." “女儿，我会帮你克服。 ”

Now he's fading away and I'm glad to say, 现在，他渐行渐远，我很高兴地说，

He's dying at last. Naturally. 他死在最后。当然。

   

It's a very sad thing to see that my mother with all her heart 这是一件很悲哀的事情，看到我的母亲与她的心脏

Believes the words that the Bible said "Til death do us two part". 相信的话，圣经说： “胡麻死丝方尽两部分。”

For her that was forever and ay, he decided her night and day 对于她那永远唉，他决定她日夜

How could some English words so small affect someone so strangely? 怎么会一些英语单词这么小的影响有人这么奇怪？

   

Taking her away from us, her soul included 以她离我们远去，包括她的灵魂

She might es well be gone with him, all the children are excluded. 她可能ES也消失了过来，所有的孩子都被排除在外。

Loneliness is hell, I know so well, 孤独是地狱，我就知道这么好，

For I'm alone. Naturally. 因为我是孤独的。当然。

   

I waited three weeks for him to die 我等了三个星期的时间他死

I waited three weeks for him to die 我等了三个星期的时间他死

Every night he was calling on me 每天晚上，他打电话给我

I wouldn't go to him. 我也不会去找他。

I waited three weeks for him to die 我等了三个星期的时间他死

Three weeks for him to die. 三个星期为他死。

   

And after he died, after he died 而在他去世后，在他去世后

Every night I went out, every night I had a flight. 每天晚上我出去，每天晚上我有一个航班。

It didn't matter who it was with 它没有问题，这是与谁

'Cos I knew what it was about. 因为我知道那是怎么一回事。

And if you could read between lines, my Dad and I close as flies. 如果你能字里行间，我爸和我接近苍蝇。

I loved him then and I loved him still, that's why my heart's so broken. 我爱他，然后，我爱他还在，这就是为什么我的心脏是如此坏了。

   

Leaving me to doubt God in His Mercy 让我去他慈爱的人怀疑神

And if He really does exist then why does He desert me? 如果他真的存在，那么他为什么抛弃我？

When he passed away I smoked and drank all day, 当他去世我抽，喝了一整天，

Alone. Again. Naturally. 孤单。同样。当然。