He Thinks He’ll Keep Her - Mary Chapin Carpenter

She makes his coffee she makes his bed
她为他煮咖啡 为他整理床铺
She does the laundry she keeps him fed
她为他洗衣做饭
When she was twenty-one she wore her mother's lace
当她21岁时 穿上母亲的蕾丝裙
She said "forever" with a smile upon her face
她微笑着说 永远
She does the car-pool she PTAs
她和别人合坐着汽车
Doctors and dentists she drives all day
医生和牙医 行驶一整天
When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three
当她29岁 即将三十
And every Christmas card showed a perfect family
每一张圣诞贺卡都显示着一个完美的家庭
Everything runs right on time years of practice and design
一切都顺理成章 多少年的练习和设想
Spit and polish till it shines He thinks he'll keep her
反复擦拭直到发亮 他想他会留住她
Everything is so benign safest place you'll ever find
一切都如此美好 你会找到最安全的港湾
God forbid you change your mind He thinks he'll keep her
上帝不允许你改变心意 他想他会留住她
She packs his suitcase she sits and waits
她为他收拾行李
With no expression upon her face
面无表情地静待
When she was thirty-six she met him at their door
当她36岁 她在门口等他
She said I'm sorry I don't love you anymore
她说 抱歉 我不再爱你了
Everything runs right on time years of practice and design
一切都顺理成章 多少年的练习和设想
Spit and polish till it shines He thinks he'll keep her
反复擦拭直到发亮 他想他会留住她
Everything is so benign safest place you'll ever find
一切都如此美好 你会找到最安全的港湾
God forbid you change your mind He thinks he'll keep her
上帝不允许你改变心意 他想他会留住她
For fifteen years she had a job and not one raise in pay
她工作了五十年 从未加薪
Now she's in the typing pool at minimum wage
现在她在打字公司拿着低廉的薪水
Everything runs right on time years of practice and design
一切都顺理成章 多少年的练习和设想
Spit and polish till it shines He thinks he'll keep her
反复擦拭直到发亮 他想他会留住她
Everything is so benign safest place you'll ever find
一切都如此美好 你会找到最安全的港湾
At least until you change your mind He thinks he'll keep her
至少直到你改变心意 他想他会留住她
The End