Sitting here in Avalon, looking at the pouring rain 坐在这里的阿瓦隆，望着瓢泼大雨

Summertime has come and gone and everybody's home again 夏季，来了又走了，再每个人的家

Closing down for the season, I found the last of the souvenirs 倒闭的季节，我发现在过去的纪念品

I can still taste the wedding cake and it's sweet after all these years 我还可以品尝到婚礼蛋糕，它是经过了这些年甜蜜

   

These are the last words I have to say 这是最后的话我不得不说

That's why this took so long to write 这就是为什么这个花了这么长时间来写

There will be other words some other day 会有换句话说，其他一些天

But that's the story of my life 但是，这是我生命中的故事

   

There's comfot in my coffee cup and apples in the early fall 还有的comfot在我的咖啡杯和苹果在初秋

They're pulling all the moorings up and gathering at the Legion Hall 他们拉动所有系泊和聚集在军团大厅

They swept away all the streamers after the Labor Day parade 他们一扫劳动节游行后，所有的飘带

Nothing left for a dream now, only one final serenade 现在的梦想一无所有，只有一个最后的小夜曲

   

And these are the last words I have to say 而这些最后的话我不得不说

Before another age goes by 在另一个时代的推移

With all those other songs I'll have to play 与所有其他的歌我都玩

But that's the story of my life 但是，这是我生命中的故事

   

And it's so clear standing here where I am 而且它是如此清晰的站在这里我在哪里

Ain't that what justice is for? 是不是又是为了什么正义？

Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn anymore 坦白说，亲爱的，我不在乎了

   

Stack the chairs on the table tops 堆栈上台面的椅子

Hang the sheets on the chandeliers 挂表上的吊灯

It slows down but it never stops 它会减慢，但它从不停止

Ain't it sweet after all these years 是不是这些年后甜

   

And these are the last words I have to say 而这些最后的话我不得不说

It's always hard to say goodbye 它总是很难说再见

But now it's time to put this book away 但现在是时候把这个书远

Ain't that the story of my life 这不就是我生命的故事

   

Eric Wincentsen 埃里克Wincentsen

Glendale Community College 格伦代尔社区学院

Glendale, Arizona 格伦代尔，亚利桑那州

"I'm just marking my territory..." “我只是打我的领地。”