Hometown Girl(Album Version) - Mary Chapin Carpenter

Hometown girls are like hometown dreams
故乡的姑娘就像故乡的梦
Years ago in my hometown I was a headstrong girl and a heartstrong one / We'd ride all summer with the top rolled down through the sleepy streets of that Jersey town
多年前在家乡 我是个倔强又重情的姑娘 / 我们整个夏天敞篷驰骋 穿梭在那新泽西小镇昏昏欲睡的街道上
Now I knew girls when I was sixteen
十六岁时我认识的那些姑娘
Could make a smart boy stutter turn a nice boy mean
能让聪明的男孩结巴 让善良的男孩变坏
And the boys made the girls into homecoming queens
男孩们把姑娘们捧成返校节女王
Married each other instead of their dreams
最后却娶了彼此 放弃了梦想
Chorus: these days I'm mostly out on my own
副歌：如今我大多独自流浪
Looking for someplace that I can call home
寻找一个能称之为家的地方
Late at night or just before dawn
夜深人静 或黎明将至
I pretend you're with me now
我假装此刻有你相伴
It never seemed that hard before
从前从未觉得如此艰难
What happened to that hometown girl
那个小镇姑娘如今去了何方
The seasons changed in my hometown
故乡的四季更迭流转
The way they changed in yours
如同你家乡的变迁
The windows opened up to the Spring
春风吹开每扇窗棂
Like every spring before
一如往昔每个春天
And I ran with boys who weren't like you
我曾与那些男孩们肆意奔跑 他们都不像你
I was young but somehow I knew
那时我虽年少 却莫名懂得
The difference between a man and a fool
分辨成熟与幼稚的差距
Sometimes I think that could have been you
有时恍惚觉得 那个人本可以是你
Chorus:
副歌：
These days I'm mostly out on my own
如今我总独自漂泊
Looking for someplace that I can call home
寻找一个能称之为家的地方
Late at night or just before dawn
夜深人静 或黎明将至
I pretend you're with me now
我假装此刻有你相伴
It never seemed so hard before
从未感到如此彷徨
What happened to that hometown girl
那个小镇姑娘如今去了何方
Hometown girls are like hometown dreams
故乡的姑娘就像故乡的梦
Some start fading others stay keen
有的渐渐褪色 有的依然鲜明
I won't forget you but I'll let you be
我不会遗忘 但会放手让你远航
Love never was that kind to me
爱神从未对我温柔相待