Brought up that way
Emily comes home from school
Emily 從學校回到家,
Grabs onto her daddy's hand
拉住她爸爸的手 ,
He says, Baby girl, what's wrong with you?
他問她,"怎麼啦,寶貝女兒?"
She says, Please don't make me go back there again
她說,“不要再讓我去學校了’
She said, I wish there was someway to make them stop it.
她說,‘我希望有個辦法可以讓他們不再那樣對我’
So he drives down to that principles office
於是,他開車去了學校的辦事處,
And says, I didn't bring her up so they could cut her down
他說,‘我不是為了讓她受到傷害才把她送來學校的 ,
I didn't bring her here so they could shut her out
我不是為了讓她不敢開口才讓她來上學的 ,
I'd live my whole damn life to see that little girl smile
我在這操蛋的世上努力生活就是為了看見那孩子臉上的微笑,
So why are tears pouring down that sweet face?
所以為什麼眼淚會從她的臉上流下來 ?
She wasn't brought up that way.
她沒有被這樣對待過!“
Emily's home late again
Emily 又一次晚歸了,
He sees that boy drive away
他看到那個男孩離開了,
Oh but something's different this time
但是這一次有點不同 ,
She doesn't have too much to say
她並沒有多說什麼 。
She said, He tried but there's just some things I won't do
她告訴爸爸,‘他在追我,但是有些事情我就是不能做’
And through the tears she said, I couldn't do that to you
伴著淚光閃爍,她說:“我會做你的乖女兒。”
And he said, I didn't bring you up so he could wear you down
他說,‘我不是為了讓他折磨你才把你養大 ,
Take that innocent heart and turn it inside out
不是為了把你這顆天真的心變得渾濁 ,
I'd live my whole damn life to see my little girl smile
我努力的生活就是為了看到你的微笑 。
So don't let nobody take that away
所以不要讓任何人把那份微笑帶走,
You weren't brought up that way.
你值得更好的。”
The phone rings on a rainy night
下著雨的一天,電話鈴響了 ,
Says, It's Officer Tate
電話裡說,"我是警官塔特"
He said,Sir, there's been an accident
他說,‘先生,這裡發生了一場意外 事故,
You'd better come down here right away
你最好馬上趕過來。
A drunken driver missed an overpass
醉酒的司機在立交橋上出了車禍,
And Emily she's fading fast.
Emily 現在傷的很重。”
He says, God I didn't bring her up to watch them lay her down
他淚眼婆娑,“上帝啊,我不是為了讓她被帶走才把她養大 ,
Nearly killed me the day they put her mama in the ground
她媽媽去世的那天,我已經幾乎要崩潰了 ,
Only thing that kept me alive was that little girls smile
唯一讓我活下去的原因就是那孩子臉上的微笑 。
So please don't take that away
求求你,不要帶走她 。
It won't be easy taking her today, she wasn't brought up that way.
她不會被這麼輕易帶走的,她不該被這樣對待...“
He stands over the hospital bed
他靜靜守在醫院的床邊 ,
Emily opens her eyes
Emily 慢慢的睜開了眼睛 ...