Years ago I knew a man 几年前，我认识一个人

He was my mother's biggest fan 他是我妈妈的忠实粉丝

We used to walk beside the sea 我们使用了海边走

And he'd tell how my life would be 他会告诉我怎么生活会

When I grew up to be a man 当我长大后成为一个男人

Years ago we used to play 几年前，我们经常玩

He used to laugh when I ran away 他用笑的时候我就跑了

But when I fell and hurt my knee 但是，当我跌倒，伤了膝盖

He used to come and comfort me 他常来安慰我

And the pain would go away 而且这种痛苦会消失

   

Years ago I knew a boy 几年前，我认识一个男孩

He was his daddy's pride and joy 他是他爸爸的心肝宝贝

But when the daddy went away 但是，当爸爸走了

It was such a rainy day 也正是这样一个雨天

That he brought out all his toys 他拿出他所有的玩具

Now the momma did explain 现在，妈妈却解释

Trying to take away the pain 试图带走的痛苦

He just couldn't understand 他只是不明白

That his father was not a man 他的父亲是不是男人

And it all was just a game 而这一切都只是一场游戏

   

Years have passed and so have I 几年过去了，我也害怕

Making it hard to cry 因此很难哭

And if and when I have a son 如果当我有一个儿子

Let it all be said and done 让这一切可以说和做

Let all that sadness pass him by 让所有的悲伤传给他了