I always go the other way 我总是走另一条路

But my car drove me down today 不过，我的车今天把我下来

To a little house on the older side of town 要在城市的老年人一侧的小房子

Back when things were never hard 回来时，事情从来没有硬

I used to play there in that yard 我曾经在这院子里有玩

And I just drove by to see if things had changed 而我只是开车经过看到，如果事情发生了变化

   

Cokes were just a nickel then 焦炭只是镍则

And across the street at the five and ten 而在街对面的五年和十年

A lot of things were cheap and square and strange 很多东西都是便宜又方又陌生

And the life that we had might have been 而且我们有生命可能已经

But it was one we loved believin' in 不过，可那是我们爱believin “

And I just drove by to see if things had changed 而我只是开车经过看到，如果事情发生了变化

   

I wondered now if love is still 我现在想，如果爱还在

The way it was back then 它的方式是当时

I need to know that life is still 我需要知道，生活依旧

A place worth livin' in 在一个地方值得活着

There it is just like it was 在那里，它就像它是

A place where there was always love 那里有永远爱的地方

And I just drove by to see if things had changed 而我只是开车经过看到，如果事情发生了变化

   

[guitar] [吉他]

   

In a world that seen it's better days 在这看到的世界是更好的日子

It's good to know some things remain the same 这是很好的知道一些事情保持不变

Though standing still is not times way 虽然站在原地不倍的方式

Take to heart while in it's spring 采取心脏，而在它的春天

Oh love is just a fragile thing 哦，爱情只是一种脆弱的东西

And I just drove by to see if things had changed 而我只是开车经过看到，如果事情发生了变化

   

I wondered now if love is still 我现在想，如果爱还在

The way it was back then 它的方式是当时

I need to know that life is still 我需要知道，生活依旧

A place worth livin' in 在一个地方值得活着

There it is just like it was 在那里，它就像它是

A place where there was always love 那里有永远爱的地方

And I just drove by to see if things had changed 而我只是开车经过看到，如果事情发生了变化