By the light of the moon 到了月亮的光

To a 50's tune 到50年代的调

He pledged his love to her 他承诺他爱她

A girl so rare 一个女孩如此罕见

A girl so fair 一个女孩如此美丽

The girl for him for sure 女孩对他的肯定

He could see himself getting up every mornin' 他能看到自己起床每天早上把

For the rest of his life 对于他的余生

Just to look in those eyes so blue 只是看着那双眼睛那么蓝

It was all he ever wanted to do 这一切都是他曾经想做的事

She was all he'd ever need to see him through 她是他有生以来需要看到他穿过

   

They were still in their teens 他们仍然在十几岁

When he gave her the ring 当他给她的戒指

They were married late one May 他们迟到1月结婚

And they moved into a little house 他们搬进了一间小房子

On the far end of town 在城市的尽头

Out by the big highway 由大高速公路

And all through the days 并全部通过天

And all through the nights 并全部通过夜

The cars and trucks rolled on by 汽车和卡车轧上了

And he slept through it all just fine 他通过这一切睡就好了

Every night he slept just fine 每天晚上，他睡就好了

   

Sometimes she'd stare at the stars out the window 有时，她会盯着星星窗外

Sometimes she'd walk `neath the moon 有时她会走尼思月亮

Sometimes she'd sit there just watching him sleeping 有时她会坐在那里只是看着他睡觉

Hoping the dawn would come soon 希望的曙光将很快到来

   

She'd done well in school 她在学校做的很好

She'd followed the rules 她会遵循的规则

And she'd always stood out from the rest 而她总是从休息站出来

She'd go off to college 她会去上大学

And work her way through 并通过她的工作方式

Then move to some city out west 然后移动到某个城市西边出来

She had it all planned 她拥有了一切计划

She'd have her career 她有她的事业

She'd have all of the things that she'd always lacked 她拥有了这一切，她会永远缺少的东西

   

She'd wake up one morning all packed 她一个早上就会醒来都收拾好了

And leave here and never look back 离开这里，永不回头

   

Most of her friends thought it soon would be over 她的许多朋友认为这很快会结束

Not many thought it would last 不是许多人认为它会持续

Most seemed to think they were all wrong for each other 大多数似乎认为他们都错了对方

And soon it would pass - soon it would pass 很快它会通过 - 很快会通过

   

Now twenty years have gone 现在二十年了

And her kids have moved on 和她的孩子已经转移

And she's still on the far end of town 而且她还是在小镇的尽头

Her youngest - she's livin' somewhere in L.A. 她最小的 - 她活着的地方在洛杉矶

And her oldest - he works on a nearby farm 而她的大 - 他的作品在附近的农场

Her husband comes home 她的丈夫回家

And they talk over supper 和他们聊了夜宵

He's usually the first to turn in 他通常是先在转

Another day comes to an end 又过了一天玩完

Another day just ends 又过了一天刚结束

   

And sometimes in the wee hours when the traffic dies down 有时在凌晨时的交通死亡下降

She'll hear the sound of some bird on the wing 她会听到一些鸟儿在飞翔的声音

And she'll look out the window and she'll look at his picture 她会看着窗外，她会看着他的照片

But not at the ring - not at the ring 但不能在环 - 而不是在环

She never looks at the ring 她从来不看环