[Dan Fogelberg] Same Old Lang Syne

作詞/作曲：Dan Fogelberg

歌詞

在雜貨店遇見了我的舊情人

Met my old lover in the grocery store

平安夜正下著雪

The snow was falling Christmas Eve

我偷偷跟在她後面的冷凍食品裡

I stole behind her in the frozen foods

我摸了摸她的袖子

And I touched her on the sleeve

她一開始沒認出這張臉

She didn't recognize the face at first

但隨後她的眼睛睜得大大的

But then her eyes flew open wide

她去抱我，然後她把錢包弄灑了

She went to hug me, and she spilled her purse

我們笑到哭

And we laughed until we cried

我們把她的雜貨帶到收銀台

We took her groceries to the checkout stand

食物已匯總並裝袋

The food was totaled up and bagged

我們站在那裡，陷入尷尬之中

We stood there lost in our embarrassment

隨著談話的拖沓

As the conversation dragged

去喝一兩杯

Went to have ourselves a drink or two

但找不到營業的酒吧

But couldn't find an open bar

我們在酒類商店買了六瓶裝

We bought a six-pack at the liquor store

我們在她的車裡喝了它

And we drank it in her car

我們為純真乾杯

We drank a toast to innocence

我們乾杯到現在

We drank a toast to now

並試圖超越空虛

And tried to reach beyond the emptiness

但誰也不知道如何

But neither one knew how

她說她嫁給了一位建築師

She said she'd married her an architect

誰讓她溫暖、安全、乾燥

Who kept her warm and safe and dry

她很想說她愛這個男人

She would've liked to say she loved the man

但她不喜歡說謊

But she didn't like to lie

我說歲月是她的朋友

I said the years had been a friend to her

她的眼睛還是那麼藍

And that her eyes were still as blue

但在那雙眼睛裡，我不確定我是否

But in those eyes, I wasn't sure if I

看到懷疑或感激

Saw doubt or gratitude

她說她在唱片行看到我

She said she saw me in the record stores

我一定做得很好

And that I must be doing well

我說：「觀眾真是天堂般的

I said, "The audience was heavenly

但旅行就像地獄”

But the traveling was hell"

我們為純真乾杯

We drank a toast to innocence

我們乾杯到現在

We drank a toast to now

並試圖超越空虛

And tried to reach beyond the emptiness

但誰也不知道如何

But neither one knew how

我們為純真乾杯

We drank a toast to innocence

我們為時間乾杯

We drank a toast to time

重溫我們的口才

Reliving in our eloquence

又一友誼長存

Another auld lang syne

啤酒空了，我們的舌頭也累了

The beer was empty, and our tongues were tired

無話可說

And running out of things to say

我下車時她給了我一個吻

She gave a kiss to me as I got out

我看著她開車離開

And I watched her drive away

就那麼一瞬間，我又回到了學校

Just for a moment, I was back at school

並感受到那熟悉的舊痛

And felt that old familiar pain

當我轉身走回家的路時

And as I turned to make my way back home

雪變成了雨

The snow turned into rain