In the back of the bottom drawer 在底层抽屉的背面

Of the dresser by our bed 梳妆台上我们的床

Is a box of odds and ends that I have always kept 是一盒零碎活，我一直不停地

But the man who sleeps beside me 但是我身边谁睡的男人

Doesn't know it's even there 不知道它的存在，甚至

Little pieces of my past 小件我的过去

That I shouldn't have to share 我不应该分享

   

A napkin that is stained with time 即沾上时间餐巾纸

Has a poem on it that didn't quite rhyme, but it made me cry 有它的的确不太韵诗，但它让我哭

In a "Dear Jane" letter from a different guy 在从不同的家伙“亲爱的珍妮”的信

He broke up with me and he told me I'm not always right 他和我分手了，他告诉我，我并不总是正确的

And a stolen key from an old hotel room door 从老饭店的房间门口偷来的钥匙

In the back of the bottom drawer 在底层抽屉的背面

   

I don't keep these things 'cause I'm longing to go back 我不把这些东西，因为我很渴望回去

I keep them because I want to stay right where I'm at 我把他们，因为我想留在你我在哪里

I'm reminded of my rights and wrongs 我想起了我的对与错

I don't want to mess this up 我不希望搞砸

But I wouldn't know where I belong 但我不知道我属于的地方

Without this box of stuff 如果没有这个盒子东西

   

A birthday card from my first boyfriend 从我第一个男朋友生日贺卡

He signed it "I love you" so I gave in 他签了“我爱你”，所以我给的

Yeah, we went too far in his daddy's car 是啊，我们走的太远在他爸爸的车

And those Mardi Gras beads from '98 而从98年的狂欢节珠子

We danced all night, stayed out so late 我们整夜跳舞，留出这么晚

We thought we were stars, closing down the bars 我们以为我们是星星，收盘下跌了吧

That champagne was cheap but still I've got that cork 香槟是便宜，但我还是得说软木塞

In the back of the bottom drawer 在底层抽屉的背面

   

I'm not trying to hide these things from the man I love today 我并不想隐瞒这些事情的人今天我爱

But I'm a better woman for him, thanks to my yesterdays 但我是一个更好的女人给他，感谢我的昨天

   

So now I try to give more than I take 所以现在我尽量给比我更需要

And I bite my tongue, fight the urge to say it's my way 我咬我的舌头，打的冲动，说这是我的方式

Or no way at all 还是没办法可言

And now I cherish love a whole lot more 现在我很珍惜爱了一大堆更多

'Cause of what's “什么样的事业

In the back of the bottom drawer 在底层抽屉的背面