My little girl came into the kitchen this evenin', 我的小女孩走进厨房这个evenin ，

While I was fixin' supper, 虽然我是fixin 宵夜，

And she handed me a piece of paper she'd been writin' on, 她递给我一张纸，她一直以创作“上，

And after wipin' my hands on my apron, 和wipin 我的手放在我的围裙后，

I read it - and this is what it said: 我读了它 - 这就是它说：

   

For mowin' the yard - five dollars, 对于mowin “院子 - 五块钱，

And for makin' my own bed this week - one dollar, 而对于金我自己的床这一周 - 一元，

And for goin' to the store - fifty cents, 而对于要去​​商店 - 50美分，

An' playin' with little sister, while you went to the store - twenty-five cents, 一个“玩够了妹妹，当你去商店 - 25美分，

Takin' out the trash - one dollar, 羚牛出来的垃圾 - 一元，

Gettin' a good report card - five dollars, 刚开了一份不错的成绩单 - 五块钱，

And for rakin' the yard - two dollars, 而对于rakin “院子 - 两块钱，

Total owed - fourteen dollars and seventy-five cents. 共欠下 - 14美元和75美分。

   

Well, I looked at her standin' there expectantly, 好吧，我看着她站在有期待，

And a thousand mem'ries flashed through my mind, 和千memries闪过我的脑海，

So I picked up the pen, turnin' the paper over, 于是我拿起了笔，撇开纸张翻过来，

This is what I wrote: 这是我写的：

   

For the nine months I carried you, 九个月我抱着你，

Growin' inside me - NO CHARGE, 慢慢生长在我心中 - 不收费，

For the nights I've sat up with you, 对于晚上我跟你坐起来，

Doctored you, prayed for you - NO CHARGE, 篡改你，祈祷你 - 不收费，

For the toys, food and clothes. 对于玩具，食品和衣服。

And for wiping your nose, there's NO CHARGE, 和擦鼻子，有不收费的，

When you add it all up. 当您添加了这一切。

The full cost of my love is NO CHARGE. 我爱的全部费用是不收费的。

   

Well, when she finished readin', 那么，当她完成看书“ ，

She had great big old tears in her eyes, 她有伟大的大旧泪水在她的眼里，

And she looked up at me and said, 她抬头看着我，说：

"Mama, I sure do love you." “妈妈，我肯定不爱你。 ”

Then she took the pen, 然后，她拿起笔，

And in great big letters, 而在伟大的大字母，

She wrote: "PAID IN FULL." 她写道： “款已付清”。

   

When you add it all up, 当你说起来，

The cost of real love is - NO CHARGE 真正的爱的代价是 - 不收费