(Joni)。。。
*Jimmy please say you ll wait for me
吉米 請說你會等我 (吉米,請告訴我你會等)
I ll grow up someday you ll see
我會長大讓你注目 (我總有一天會長大 )
Saving all my kisses just for you
為你保留所有的吻 (把我所有的吻都留給你)
Signed with love
那是愛的記號 (永遠和愛一起閃耀 )
forever true
永無虛假
(Jimmy)
Joni was the girl who lived next door
瓊尼是個鄰家女孩 (瓊妮是位住在隔壁的女孩)
I ve known her I guess 10 years or more
我認識她十年有餘 (認識她大概有十多年了)
Joni wrote me a note one day
有一天她寫了信給我 (有一天,她寫了張字條給我)
And this is what she had to say
那是她發自內心的表白 (這就是她想說的……(反覆*) )
(Joni)
。。。
(Jimmy)
Slowly I read her note once more
我把她的信讀了又讀 (我再次慢慢的讀著她的字條)
Then I went over to the house next door
然後來到她的家裡 (然後,我走到隔壁去)
Her tear drops fell like rain that day
那天她淚落如雨 (那一天她的淚水像雨般滴落)
When I told Joni what I had to say
當我說了不得不說的話 (當我告訴瓊妮我心底的話)
(Jimmy)
Joni, Joni please don t cry
瓊尼,瓊尼,請你別哭 ("瓊妮!瓊妮,不要哭)
You ll forget me by and by
你會慢慢將我遺忘 (妳會慢慢的忘了我)
You re just fifteen
你才十五歲 (妳才十五歲 )
I m twenty two
我已二十二 (而我已二十二歲)
And Joni I just cant wait for you
我想我真的不能等你 (瓊妮,我無法等妳)
(Jimmy)
Soon I left our little home town
後來我離開那小小的城鎮 (我很快離開了家鄉)
Got me a job and tried to settle down
找了份工作,安定下來 (找到一份工作,試著安定下來 )
But these words kept haunting my memory
但是那些話總在耳邊回響 (但那些話一直在我記憶裡)
The words that Joni said to me
那些瓊尼說過的話 (那些瓊妮告訴我的話(反覆*))
(Jimmy)
I packed my clothes
我收拾了行李 (我收拾了衣物)
And I caught a plane
買了一張機票 (訂了班機)
I had to see Joni
我要看到她 (我要見瓊妮)
I had to explain
對她說 (好好解釋)
How my heart was filled
在我心中 (我的心裡)
With her memory
全都是她 (縈繞著她的回憶……)
And ask my Joni if she d marry me
我要瓊尼做我的新娘 (如果瓊妮嫁給了我 )
(Jimmy)
I ran all the way
我跑啊跑 (我跑過馬路)
To the house next door
來到她的家裡 (到隔壁房子去)
But things weren t like they were before
但是一切已改變 (景物如昨)
My tear drops fell like rain that day
我淚落如雨 (那一天我的淚水像雨水般滴落)
When I heard what Joni had to say
當我聽見她不得不說的話 (當我聽到瓊妮所說的……)
(Joni)
Jimmy, Jimmy please don t cry
吉米,吉米,請你別哭 (吉米!吉米,不要哭 )
You ll forget me by and by
你會慢慢將我遺忘 (你會慢慢的忘了我)
It s been five years since you ve been gone
從你離開到現在已經五年 (自從你離去以後,已經過了五年)
Jimmy I married your best friend John
我嫁給了你最好的朋友,約翰 (吉米,我已經嫁給你最要好的朋友--約翰)