I received the letter you wrote, dear 我收到你写的信，亲爱的

In which you said you'd wait for me 在你说你会等我

I'm asking you to please not wait, dear 我问你，请等不及了，亲爱的

It will only ruin your life I see 它只会毁掉你的生活喔

   

Please don't wait for me, darling 请不要等我了，亲爱的

We could never be happy I know 我们是不会幸福，我知道

I'll always be an ex convict 我永远是一名前囚犯

And branded wherever I go 而品牌无论我走到哪里

   

In three years my sentence is over 在这三年里我的一句话结束

Them gates will swing wide for me 他们将门宽摆为我

The warden will say I'm a free man 典狱长会说我是一个自由的人

But my name will never be free 不过，我的名字将永远是免费的

   

Please don't wait for me, darling 请不要等我了，亲爱的

We could never be happy I know 我们是不会幸福，我知道

I'll always be an ex convict 我永远是一名前囚犯

And branded wherever I go 而品牌无论我走到哪里

   

May God bless you for your kindness 愿上帝保佑你的好意

You've stuck with me through thick and thin 你同甘共苦坚持与我

I love you too much to disgrace you 我爱你太多，你丢人现眼

In closing God bless you again 在结束神再次祝福你

   

Please don't wait for me, darling 请不要等我了，亲爱的

We could never be happy I know 我们是不会幸福，我知道

I'll always be an ex convict 我永远是一名前囚犯

And branded wherever I go 而品牌无论我走到哪里