I have to admit that I am one of the many 我不得不承认，我的许多人中的一个

Who thought that a guitar would win him a lady. 谁想到，吉他会赢得他的夫人。

My teenage years, they were a feminine drought, 我的少年时代，他们是一个女性化的干旱，

And I thought that a serenade would help out. 而我认为，一个小夜曲会助阵。

And it seemed to be working for a couple of years – 它似乎是工作了几年 -

I wrote a few songs and they wrought a few tears. 我写了几首歌曲，他们造成了几滴眼泪。

But when I hit my twenties, it ran out of steam. 但是，当我打我20多岁，它跑出来的蒸汽。

I seemed to be suffering from romantic fatigue. 我仿佛从浪漫的厌倦情绪。

   

And I never know which song I should play her – 我从来不知道这首歌我应该打她 -

Each melody is a memory of a not-forgotten failure. 每一个旋律是一个不被遗忘失败的记忆。

So when I get out my guitar tonight to do what I do, 所以，当我走出我的吉他今晚做什么我做什么，

Remember, I probably didn’t write this song for you. 请记住，我可能没写这首歌给你。

   

So as I have mentioned, the shelf-life was short. 所以，正如我刚才所说，保质期很短。

The scheme wasn’t working, despite what I thought. 该计划是行不通的，尽管我的想法。

The ladies all left me alone in the end, 女士们都留下我一个人在最后，

So I had to switch all the names around and then sing it again. 所以我只好改用周围所有的名字，然后又唱。

   

And every life-long love, and every best friend, 和每一个终生的爱情，和每一个最好的朋友，

Slipped away into the past. 溜走了过去。

Take my words with caution – I can’t pretend that you’re the first, 就拿我的话小心 - 我不能假装你是第一个，

You won’t be the last. 你不会是最后一个。

   

I never know which song I should play her – 我从来不知道这首歌我应该打她 -

Each melody is a memory of a not-forgotten failure. 每一个旋律是一个不被遗忘失败的记忆。

So when I get out my guitar tonight to do what I do, 所以，当我走出我的吉他今晚做什么我做什么，

Remember, I probably didn’t write this song, 请记住，我可能没写这首歌，

No I certainly didn’t write this song, 不，我绝对不写这首歌，

No I never, never wrote a song for you. 不，我从来没有，从来没有写过一首歌给你。