Dear Marie

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