Once when our mother called 一旦当我们的母亲叫

She had a voice of last year's cough 她去年的咳嗽声音

We passed around the phone 我们通过周围的手机

Sharing a word about Oregon 共享一个字提到俄勒冈州

   

When my turn came 当轮到我

I was ashamed 我很惭愧

When my turn came 当轮到我

I was ashamed 我很惭愧

   

Once when we moved away 一旦当我们离开

She came to Romulus for a day 她来到罗穆卢斯一天

Her Chevrolet broke down 她雪佛兰抛锚

We prayed it never be fixed or be found 我们祈祷它永远不会被固定或可发现

   

We touched her hair 我们摸她的头发

We touched her hair 我们摸她的头发

We touched her hair 我们摸她的头发

We touched her hair 我们摸她的头发

   

When she had her last child 当她有她的最后一个孩子

Once when she had some boyfriend somewhile 有一次，她有些男友somewhile

She moved away quite far 她走了挺远

Our Grampa bought us a new VCR 我们的爷爷给我们买了新的录像机

   

We watched it all night 我们整晚都看过了

We grew up in spite of it 我们尽管它长大

We watched it all night 我们整晚都看过了

We grew up in spite of it 我们尽管它长大

   

We saw her once last fall 我们看到了她曾经在去年秋天

Our Grampa died in a hospital gown 我爷爷在医院的袍子死亡

She didn't seem to care 她似乎并不关心

She smoked in her room and coloured her hair 她抽在她的房间和她的彩色头发

   

I was ashamed 我很惭愧

I was ashamed of her 我很惭愧，她

I was ashamed 我很惭愧

I was ashamed of her 我很惭愧，她

I was ashamed 我很惭愧

I was ashamed of her 我很惭愧，她

I was ashamed 我很惭愧

I was ashamed 我很惭愧

Of her 她