she went over to his apartment 她去了他的公寓

clutching her decision 抓着她的决定

and he said, did you come here to tell me goodbye? 他说，你到这里来告诉我，再见了吗？

so she built a skyscraper of procrastination 所以她拖沓建的摩天大楼

and then she leaned out the twenty-fifth floor window 然后她把头探出二十五楼窗口

of her reply 她的答复

and she felt like an actress 她感觉自己就像一个演员

just reading her lines 只是读她的台词

when she finally said 当她终于说：

yes. it's really goodbye this time 是的。它是真正告别这个时候

and far below was the blacktop 和远低于是柏油路

and the tiny toy cars 和微小的玩具车

and it all fell so fast 而这一切下降如此之快

and it all fell so far 而这一切都下跌至今

   

and she said: 她说：

you are a miracle but that is not all 你是一个奇迹，但是这还不是全部

you are also a stiff drink and i am on call 你也是一个僵硬的饮料，我是随叫随到

you are a party and i am a school night 你是党和我是一个学校的夜

and i'm lookin' for my door key 而且我追寻的梦想我的门钥匙

but you are my porch light 但你是我的门廊灯

   

and you'll never know, dear 你永远不知道，亲爱的

just how much i loved you 我有多爱你

you'll probably think this was 你可能会认为这是

just my big excuse 只是我的大借口

but i stand committed 但我付委

to a love that came before you 为爱情面前你来

and the fact that i adore you 而事实上，我爱你

is but one of my truths 不过是我的真理1

   

what of the mother 母亲的什么

whose house is in flames 他的房子是在火焰

and both of her children 和她的两个孩子

are in their beds crying 在床上哭了

and she loves them both 她爱他们俩

with the whole of her heart 与整个她的心脏

but she knows she can only 但她知道她只能

carry one at a time? 进行一次？

she's choking on the smoke 她哽咽的烟

of unthinkable choices 不可想象的选择

she is haunted by the voices 她的声音萦绕

of so many desires 这么多的欲望

she's bent over from the business 她从业务弯腰

of begging forgiveness 乞求宽恕

while frantically running around 而疯狂地跑来跑去

putting out fires 救火

   

but then what kind of scale 但什么样的规模

compares the weight of two beauties 两个美女的重量比较

the gravity of duties 工作的重心

or the ground speed of joy? 或喜悦的地面速度？

tell me what kind of gauge 告诉我什么样的计

can quantify elation? 可以量化得意？

what kind of equation 什么样的方程

could i possibly employ? 我能否使用？

and you'll never know, dear 你永远不知道，亲爱的

just how much i loved you 我有多爱你

you probably think this was 你可能认为这是

just my big excuse 只是我的大借口

but i stand committed 但我付委

to a love that came before you 为爱情面前你来

and the fact that i adore you 而事实上，我爱你

is just one of my truths 是我的真理只有一个

   

so i 所以我

i'm goin' home 我要去的家

to please the one i so love pleasing 为了讨好一个我这么爱讨好

and i don't expect 我不指望

he'll have much sympathy for my grieving 他将有很同情我的悲伤

but i guess that this is the price 但我想，这就是价格

that we pay for the privilege 我们付出的特权

of living for even a day 的生活甚至一天

in a world with so many things 在有这么多东西的世界

worth believing 值得相信

in 在