It’s not right but it’s now or never 这是不对的，但它现在或从未

And if I wait could I ever forgive myself? 如果我等到我能原谅自己？

   

On a night when the moon glows yellow in the riptide 在一个晚上，当月亮点亮黄色的激流

With the light from the TVs buzzing in the house 随着在家里从电视的嗡嗡声光

   

Cuz I’m gonna cut it where I can 因为我是会削减它在那里我可以

And then I’m gonna duck out behind them 然后我会逃避他们背后

If I ever had a chance it’s now then 如果我曾经有一个机会，它现在再

But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you 但我从来没有我可以提供这样对你的感觉

   

To offer it to you would be cruel 为了提供给你太过残忍

When all I want to do is use, use you 当所有我想要做的是使用，使用你

   

He was a diplomat’s son 他是一名外交官的儿子

It was ‘81 这是81

   

Dressed in white with my car keys hidden in the kitchen 一袭白衣与我的车钥匙藏在厨房里

I could sleep wherever I lay my head 我可以睡觉的地方我把我的头

   

And the sight of your two shoes sitting in the bathtub 和你的两只鞋子的视线坐在浴缸

Let me know that I shouldn’t give up just yet 让我知道我不应该放弃，只是还没有

   

Cuz I’m gonna take it from Simon 因为我是要去把它从西门

And then I’m gonna duck out behind them 然后我会逃避他们背后

If I ever had a chance it’s now then 如果我曾经有一个机会，它现在再

But I never had the feeling I could offer that to you 但我从来没有我可以提供这样对你的感觉

   

To offer it to you would be cruel 为了提供给你太过残忍

When all I want to do is use, use you 当所有我想要做的是使用，使用你

   

He was a diplomat’s son 他是一名外交官的儿子

It was ‘81 这是81

   

I know, you’ll say 我知道，你会说

I’m not doing it right 我不这样做是正确的

But this is how I want it 但是，这是我想要的

   

I can’t go back 我不能回去

To how I felt before— 以我的感觉直至─

   

That night I smoked a joint 那天晚上，我抽了联合

With my best friend 我最好的朋友

We found ourselves in bed 我们发现自己在床上

When I woke up he was gone 当我醒来的时候，他走了

   

He was the diplomat’s son 他是外交官的儿子

It was ‘81 这是81

   

Looking out at the ice-cold water all around me 望着窗外的冰冷的水都在我身边

I can’t feel any traces of that other place 我感觉不到其他地方的任何痕迹

   

In the dark when the wind comes racing off the river 在黑暗中，当狂风大作赛车关河

There’s a car all black with diplomatic plates 有一辆车都用黑色的外交牌照