Dear Marie, you were right about me
亲爱的玛丽,你是对的
Dear Marie, you were right, you were right
亲爱的玛丽,你是对的，是对的
I should have been kinder
我应该更友善
I surely knew better
我当然知道得更清楚
not much of a writer
并不多的一位作家
but I’m sending a letter
但我正在寄一封信
I hope that it finds you
我希望它能找到你
in love and at peace
在爱与和平之中
don’t need much of your time
并不需要你花太多的时间
for this apology
为这个道歉
Dear Marie, you were right about me
亲爱的玛丽,你是对的
Dear Marie, you were right, you were right
亲爱的玛丽,你是对的，是对的
You said that I could leave you lonely in a crowded room
你说我应该在拥挤的房间孤身离开你
by smiling bright for everyone but you
对除你之外的每个人笑容灿烂
And I’m embarrassed to confess it, but it all rings true
我羞于承认这一点,但这所有这些都是事实
you said that charm of mine was easy to abuse
你说我的魅力很容易泛滥
And if I’m so smart
如果我很聪明
how can I learn so slow
怎会学得这样慢
you had the hard part
你有的困难
I was the last to know
我是最后一个知晓的
I let the flash blind me
闪光让我视线模糊
the years pass by
多年过去
standing in your light for most of the time
在你光芒照耀下的大多数时间
And I did it I kissed him
我确实做到了 我吻了他
I knew it would hurt you
我知道这将会伤到你
but it put down my loneliness
但这让我放下了孤独
and that felt like virtue enough
这已经算是美德
I know it’s much too late
我知道的实在太晚
No need to reply
没必要回复
I put us all at stake
我把我把我们的关系推向悬崖
Marie, you were right
玛丽 你是对的
I’ve had one too many
一个对我来说都太多
it takes quite a few
它的需求相当的多
Was counting my losses
计算着我的损失
wasn’t sure if I should count you
你不确定我是否应该计数
And I know it’s much too late
我知道已经太迟了
no need to reply
没必要回复
I put us all at stake
我把我把我们的关系推向悬崖
Marie, you were
玛丽 你是对的
Marie, you were right
玛丽 你说得对