we gathered up our worldly goods 我们收集了我们的身外之物

stole off in the dark as quickly as we could 在黑暗中偷掉的很快，因为我们可以

you were quieting the baby down 你被平息下来的宝宝

when we came to the dock on the outskirts of town 当我们来到码头在小镇的郊外

   

and looking back we saw china shrinking to the size of a coin 回首往事，我们看到了中国缩小到一枚硬币大小

and then we saw water everywhere 然后，我们看到到处都是水

   

when we climbed on board 当我们爬到船上

they tied our things together with electrical cord 他们绑我们的东西连同电线

and then we set sail 然后我们启航

as we held on tight to the cold iron rail 为我们举行了紧张的寒铁轨道

and I apologize but I don't know what I love more 和我道歉，但我不知道我更爱

you next to me there or the receding shore 你在我身边出现或消退岸

   

we stood there in the cold 我们在寒冷的站在那里

and the baby was six months old 和宝宝半岁

we were passing him back and forth 我们路过他来回

when a cold familiar wind came down from the north 在一个寒冷的熟悉风从北方下来

   

and looking back we saw china shrinking to the size of a coin 回首往事，我们看到了中国缩小到一枚硬币大小

and then we saw water everywhere 然后，我们看到到处都是水