The Story of a Boy and Girl
一个男孩和一个女孩的故事

I knew a boy
我认识一个男孩
He smiled and laughed
他总是笑着
He always hung out with a little tomboy
他总和一个假小子出去闲逛
They lived across the street
他们住在街对面
Together they would play until their mothers called them in
他们在一起玩耍，直到妈妈叫他们回家
A story with an ending not too sweet
好像是个不太甜蜜的结尾
They grew up
他们长大了
They became parallel
他们像两条平行线
Long nights spent forever wondering
漫漫长夜在猜想
Where he had gone
他去了哪里
Being just across the street
只隔着一条街
So close
如此靠近
But the walk was too long
却又如此遥远
The boy no longer thought about the nights spent
男孩不再在夜里回想
The days spent bouncing on the trampoline
时间像是在蹦床上弹跳
And thinking they could fly
然后幻想着能飞起来
This boy no longer cared
男孩不再在意
He spent time with his new friends
他和新朋友在一起消磨时间

He went to parties
他去参加派对
And all the beautiful girls
和美丽的女孩儿们在一起
The girl was still a tomboy
女孩仍是一个假小子
Still wore jeans instead of leggings
依然穿着牛仔裤而不是紧身裤
And it was all gone
然而一切都远去了
Her joy
她的喜悦
A sad girl she had grown to be
伤心的女孩
She wished for the days of flight
仍梦想着飞翔
Not for her internal fight
而不是她内心的斗争
While the boy had been away
当她送走了远去的男孩
Her father had as well, left, gone
她的父亲也离开了，远去，离开
Never coming back
永远不再回来
She needed her old friend
她需要她的老朋友
Where was he
他在哪里
In her time of need.
在她最需要的时候
He was different now
他已经不一样了
A new kind of breed
他们已经不是同类了
And she'd pass him in the hallways
她还会在路上遇见他
And he'd watch her walk home
他还会目送她回家
These long nights and days
那些漫长的黑夜与白天
Spent being alone
他们都是孤独的
To tell the truth
说实话
This isn't the story of a girl and boy
其实这不是一个男孩和女孩的故事
It's the story of me and you
这是你和我的故事