for your lover give sometime

It was your birthday yesterday
昨天是你生日，
I gave a gift that almost took your breath away
送你的禮物讓你欣喜萬分。
But to be honest, I nearly left it on the train
但老實說，我差點把它落在火車上。
For your lover give some time
多花些時間在你的愛人身上吧。
You talk forever on the phone
你像有打不完的電話，
To your mother and with my thoughts Im left alone
給你的母親。而我的聲音，就那麼被忽略了。
Now and then I think how strange our love has grown
我時常在想，我們的愛怎麼變得淡漠了。
For your lover give some time
多花些時間在你的愛人身上吧。
I will give up these cigarettes
我會戒菸的，
Stay at home and watch you mend a tear in your dress
也會多待在家裡，看著你縫縫補補。
Have your name in a rose tattooed across my chest
我要把你的名字紋在我胸口，紋在我胸口的一朵玫瑰裡，
And be your lover for all time
永遠做你的愛人。
Maybe I will drink a little less
也許，酒我也會少喝點，
Come home early and not complain about the day
會早點回家，不再抱怨了，
And give you flowers from the graveyard now and then
也會不時地給你帶些鮮花回來。
For your lover give some time
多花些時間在你的愛人身上吧。

I think of places that Ive seen
我想起了曾經的日子，
A skipping stone across the ocean I have been
我像顆在海面上打著水漂的石頭，
A rootless man with no one else to share my dreams
是一個沒有人聆聽夢想的浪子。
And for my lover gave no time
那些日子，我忽略了我的愛人。
Heres a toast to you, Helene Helene，
我們乾了這杯酒吧，
To all the cinemas we ran in from the rain
為了那些在大雨中我們跑進的電影院，
Laughing, clutching soaking newspapers to your face
那時我們大笑著，你用來遮雨的報紙早被雨水澆透。
And for your love you gave some time
謝謝你給我的這些時光。
I will give up these cigarettes
我一定會把煙戒掉，
Stay at home and watch you mend the tears in your dress
多待在家裡，陪著你縫縫補補。
Have your name in a rose tattooed across my chest
我要把你的名字和玫瑰一起紋在我胸口，
And be your lover for all time
我想永遠做你的愛人。
Maybe I will drink a little less
酒我也會少喝點兒，
Come home early and not complain about the day
我要早點回家，不會再和你一直抱怨了。
And give you flowers from the graveyard now and then
我要不時地給你帶些花回來。
And for my lover give some time
我會多花些時間在我的愛人身上。
For your lover give some time
多花些時間在你愛的人身上吧。