She was diagnosed on a Friday, 她被诊断为上周五，

The kids were almost home, 孩子们几乎家里，

The kids were on their way back home from school, 孩子是在他们回家的路上，从学校，

Lying face down in the gutter, 脸朝下趴在阴沟里，

Of unaccomplished dreams, 未完成的梦想，

And broken memories of things to come. 和破碎的记忆的东西来。

"Sorry ma'am, I really am. I had to break the news. “对不起，小姐，我真的很，我不得不打破了这一消息。

I had to make the phone call to tell you that you're due, 我不得不做出打电话告诉你，你是因为，

You know where, I'll tell you when, 你知道，我会告诉你什么时候，

And I suggest you start living these next three weeks, 我建议你开始住这接下来的三个星期里，

The best way that you can." 您可以在最好的办法。“

   

Every night for three long weeks, 每天晚上，三个星期长，

She’d roam the hallways half asleep, 她徜徉在走廊一半睡着了，

And as the footsteps fade away, 而随着脚步声逐渐消失，

In my mind, I could swear, I could swear, I heard her say: 在我心目中，我可以发誓，我可以发誓，我听到她说：

Don't wait for me, you’ve got a lot to do, you’ve got a lot to be, 不要等我，你有很多事情要做，你有很多需要，

And in the end maybe, I'll see you there. 而在最后，也许，我会看到你在那里。

   

Lost her strength on a Saturday, 失去了她的实力在星期六，

Spent the day in bed. 在床上度过的日子。

Yeah, I'm fine; it's just the flu she said, with a smile, 是的，我很好;它只是流感，她说，面带微笑，

But when they turned their backs, 但是，当他们打开他们的背上，

The tears would flow. 眼泪会流。

She knew she only had a while, to live, 她知道她只有一段时间，住，

To breathe, to be, to see, to bleed, 呼吸，是，看见，流血，

To stand on her own two weakened feet, 站在她自己的两只脚减弱，

"And so I pray everyday: don't take my mother away" “所以，我每天都祈祷：不要拿我妈走”

   

Every night for three long weeks, 每天晚上，三个星期长，

She’d roam the hallways half asleep, 她徜徉在走廊一半睡着了，

And as the footsteps fade away, 而随着脚步声逐渐消失，

In my mind, I could swear, I could swear, I heard her say: 在我心目中，我可以发誓，我可以发誓，我听到她说：

Don't wait for me, you’ve got a lot to do, you’ve got a lot to be, 不要等我，你有很多事情要做，你有很多需要，

And in the end maybe, I'll see you there. 而在最后，也许，我会看到你在那里。

   

Every night for three long weeks, 每天晚上，三个星期长，

She’d roam the hallways half asleep, 她徜徉在走廊一半睡着了，

And as the footsteps fade away, 而随着脚步声逐渐消失，

In my mind, I could swear, I could swear, I heard her say: 在我心目中，我可以发誓，我可以发誓，我听到她说：

Don't wait for me, you’ve got a lot to do, you’ve got a lot to be, 不要等我，你有很多事情要做，你有很多需要，

And in the end maybe, I'll see you there. 而在最后，也许，我会看到你在那里。

And in the end you know ill see you, 而在你知道生病看你到底，

There and in the end I’ll see you there. 那里，最后我在那里等你。

   

Don’t wait for me, you’ve got a lot, to do you’ve got a lot, to be, 不要等我，你已经得到了很多，做你已经得到了很多，是，

And in the end maybe, I’ll see you there. 而在最后，也许，我会看到你在那里。