Jennifer  Warnes -famous  blue  raincoat
It's  four  in  the  morning  the  end  of  December 现在是凌晨4点12月末
I'm  writing  you  now  just  to  see  if  you're  better 此刻写信给你只想知道你过得好不好
New  York  is  cold  but  I  like  where  I'm  living 纽约很冷但是我喜欢这
There's  music  on  Clinton  Street  all  through  the  evening 因为音乐在Clinton 大街彻夜回响着
I  hear  that  you're  building  your  house  deep  in  the  desert 我听说你将房子建在了沙漠的深处
Are  you  living  for  nothing  now  hope  you're  keeping  some  kind  of  record 难道你现在真的一无所求了吗我是多么希望你至少能留住一些值得眷恋的东西啊
Yes  and  Jane  came  by  with  a  lock  of  your  hair 是的Jane 回来了带着一缕你的头发
She  said  that  you  gave  it  to  her 她说这是你给她的
That  night  when  you  planned  to  go  clear 就在你决定把所有事情都理清的那个晚上
Did  you  ever  go  clear 但是你真的都理清了吗
Ah  the  last  time  we  saw  you  you  looked  so  much  older 最后一次见你的时候你看起来苍老了许多
Your  famous  blue  raincoat  was  torn  at  the  shoulder 你那件著名的蓝色雨衣甚至连肩头都破了
You'd  been  to  the  station  to  meet  every  train 过去你总爱到车站去去等每一辆火车
But  she  never  turned  up  I  mean  Lili  Marlene 但是你心中的她——Lili  Mariene 却再也没有出现
So  you  treated  some  woman  to  a  flake  of  your  life 所以你让其他一些女人来分享你生命中的片段
And  when  she  got  home  she  was  nobody's  wife 而当她们回到家后却不再是任何人的妻子
Well  I  see  you  there  with  a  rose  in  your  teeth 我看见的只是个嘴角啜着玫瑰专门窃取爱情的你
One  more  thin  gypsy  thief 仿佛又一位手法不甚高明的吉普赛小偷
Well  I  see  Jane's  awake 噢Jane 醒了
She  sends  her  regards 她向你问好
And  what  can  I  tell  you  oh  what  can  I  tell  you 我能告诉你什么我还能告诉你什么
What  can  I  possibly  say 或许我根本开不了口
I  guess  that  I  miss  you  I  guess  I  forgive  you 我想我想你了我想我原谅你了
I'm  glad  that  you  stood  in  my  way 我很高兴你曾经走入我的生命
And  if  you  ever  come  by  here  be  it  for  Jane  or  for  me 而如果有一天你经过我这里不论是为了Jane 还是我
I  want  you  to  know  your  enemy's  sleeping 我要让你知道那个曾经属于你的女人已不再恨你
I  want  you  to  know  your  woman  is  free 我要让你知道她已重获自由
Yes  and  thanks  for  the  trouble  you  took  from  her  eyes 谢谢你带走了她眼中的烦恼
I  thought  it  was  there  for  good  so  I  never  really  tried 我原以为留在那儿或许会好一些所以并没有真正去尝试过
And  Jane  came  by  with  a  lock  of  your  hair 然而最后Jane 回来了带着一缕你的头发
She  said  that  you  gave  it  to  her 她说这是你给她的
That  night  when  you  planned  to  go  clear 就在你决定把所有事情都理清的那个晚上
Sincerely  a  friend 你真诚的——一个朋友