Met my old lover in the grocery store,
在百货店碰到我旧日的情人，
The snow was falling Christmas Eve.
在雪花飘零的那个圣诞前夜。
I stole behind her in the frozen foods,
我偷偷的注视着在冷冻柜前的她，
And I touched her on the sleeve.
我轻轻的碰触她的衣衫。
She didn't recognize the face at first,
她一开始没有认出是我，
But then her eyes flew open wide.
但随后她讶意地睁大了她的双眼。
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse,
她过来抱住我，钱包都从她手里滑落了下来，
And we laughed until we cried.
我们一阵欢笑，然后相拥而泣。
We took her groceries to the checkout stand,
我帮她把她的东西拿去收银台，
The food was totalled up and bagged.
把食物放入包中。
We stood there lost in our embarrassment,
我们尴尬的站在原地，
As the conversation dragged.
好半天才扯开了话题。
We went to have ourselves a drink or two,
我们准备先去喝一两杯，
But couldn't find an open bar.
却发现已经没有酒吧在营业。
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store,
只好从酒店里买了半箱酒，
And we drank it in her car.
就在她的车里喝了起来。
We drank a toast to innocence,
我们为我们的纯真干杯，
We drank a toast to now.
我们为此刻共饮。
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness,
我们试图改变这空虚乏味的生活，
But neither one knew how.
但我们却都不该如何去改变。
She said she'd married her an architect,
她说他嫁给了一个建筑师，
Who kept her warm and safe and dry,
他给她温暖和安全感但是却很乏味，
She would have liked to say she loved the man,
她想说她很爱这个男人，
But she didn't like to lie.
但她又不想欺骗自己。
I said the years had been a friend to her,
我说岁月眷顾着她，
And that her eyes were still as blue.
她的眼睛还是依旧那么蓝。
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw,
但是透过她的双眼我却不能的分辨，
Doubt or gratitude.
是疑惑还是期待。
She said she saw me in the record stores,
她说她在唱片店里看见我的专辑，
And that I must be doing well.
我一定已经很成功了。
I said the audience was heavenly,
我说我的歌迷都是天使，
But the traveling was hell.
但是巡演确如梦魇般难熬。
We drank a toast to innocence,
我们为我们的纯真干杯，
We drank a toast to now.
我们为此刻共饮。
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness,
我们试图改变这空虚的生活，
But neither one knew how.
但我们却都不该如何去改变。
we drank a toast to innocence,
我们为我们的纯真干杯，
We drank a toast to time.
我们为时光共饮。
Reliving in our eloquence,
我们重温着过去的美好，
Another 'auld lang syne'......
那曾经过去的美好的时光......
The beer was empty and our tongues were tired,
当啤酒喝光时我们聊累了，
And running out of things to say.
也聊完了所有的话题。
She gave a kiss to me as I got out,
在我下车时她给了我一个吻，
And I watched her drive away.
然后我伫立着看着她的车远去。
Just for a moment I was back at school,
那一刻我仿佛又重回了校园，
And felt that old familiar pain
又感受到了那旧日熟悉的心伤，
And as I turned to make my way back home,
我转身步向回家的路，
The snow turned into rain
天空的雪化成了泪.....
