Well, these late night conversations 那么，这些深夜谈话

Leave a strange taste, 留下一个奇怪的味道，

Like french cigarettes. 喜欢法国香烟。

And these coloured drinks 而这些有色饮料

that you keep on throwin' at me 那你继续肆意我

Just keep on reminding me 只是不断提醒我

I came to forget. 我来给忘了。

   

So now every night 所以现在每天晚上

You insist on reminding me 你坚持提醒我

Of my lost possibilities 我失去的可能性

And the stains on the wall. 而墙壁上的污渍。

Well, I don't mean to complain 嗯，我的意思不是抱怨

But it hurts just the same. 但它伤害是一样的。

And now both of us know 现在我们都知道

The leaves will fall on their own. 叶子会落在自己。

   

Just throw me a line 只是扔我行

That's all that I ask 这一切，我问

Well, it's sink or swim and I'm goin' fast 嗯，这是下沉或游泳，我要去快

I need love and it's you 我需要的爱情，它就是你

And I feel like William Holden floating in a pool. 我觉得像威廉·霍尔登漂浮在池中。

   

Yea, you tell me 是啊，你告诉我

Life is for living 生活就是生活

It's best in the giving 这是最好的给予

But it's so hard to be free. 但它是如此难以自由。

Still I do my best 我还是尽我所能

But you refuse my gift 但是你拒绝我的礼物

And now all that we share 现在所有我们分享

Is a collection of tears. 是泪水的集合。

   

Just throw me a line 只是扔我行

That's all that I ask 这一切，我问

Well, it's sink or swim and I'm going fast 嗯，这是下沉或游泳，我要快

I need love and it's you 我需要的爱情，它就是你

And I feel like William Holden floating in a pool. 我觉得像威廉·霍尔登漂浮在池中。