New York City

She came to me shortly after Christmas,
她在聖誕夜後找到我
Said she hated spoiling New Year's Eve.
說她不想破壞除夕夜
But the truth doesn't wait to come in season
但事實總是不會等待到合適的時候再出現
And what we had feared was now believed
我們當時害怕的事現在真的發生了
She said she'd leave come Monday morning,
她說她將要在周一早上離開
Catch a plane if I'd split the fair.
如果我肯平攤費用她就攔架飛機
She had friends who lived in New York City.
她說她有一些住在紐約的朋友
She'd look them up and have the baby there.
她會去找到她們並在那裡生下孩子
And now she's alone in New York City (New York City),
但實際上現在她孑然一身在紐約
Living like ... Lord, I wonder how.
活得像.. ...上帝啊，我多想知道
An angel in hell in New York City (New York City),
在紐約她像一個天使落入了地獄
But I can't think about that now.
但我現在不能想起這些
Honey, will you tell him Bible stories
親愛的，你會給孩子講聖經中的故事嗎
And give him all the love I never could?
給他我所不能給的愛
And never tell him too much 'bout his daddy
永不提起他的父親
'Cause there's not too much to say that's good.
因為並沒有什麼好的事情值得說
He'll have to learn it all from his mother:
他將必須從他母親那裡學習一切
How to count and say his A-B-C's .
如何數數，如何說話
But when you teach him prayers to say at bedtime,
但當你教他在睡前祈禱的時候
Leave off 'God bless Daddy,' won 't you please?
不要再說“上帝保佑你的父親”，好嗎
And now they're alone in New York City (New York City),
現在是他倆孤獨的呆在紐約
Living like ... Lord, I wonder how.
活得像.....上帝啊，我多想知道
Two angels in hell in New York City (New York City),
在紐約他們像兩個天使落入了地獄
But I can't think about that now.
但我現在不能想起這些
I can't think about that now.
現在我不能想起這些