歌词
I'm driving around town
我开车在小镇周围闲逛
Kinda bored with
有些无聊，
the windows rolled down
摇下了车窗
See a girl on the bus stop bench
看见一个女孩坐在公交车站的长椅上
Dressed to draw attention
穿得很闪闪亮亮
Hoping everyone will stare
希望让大家都能够盯着她望
If she don't stand out
她想，如果她不够醒目的话
she thinks she'll disappear
她就会隐没在人海之中
Wish I could hold her
我多想陪在她身边
tell her, show her
告诉她，给她讲
What she wants is already there
她梦想着要实现的其实已经实现了
A star is a star
因为星星就是星星
It doesn't have to try to shine
它并不需要努力去闪闪发亮
Water will fall
水往低处流
A bird just knows how to fly
一只小鸟就自然会知道它该怎样展翅飞翔
You don't have to tell
其实你不需要告诉
a flower how to bloom
一朵花怎样盛开
Or light how to fill up a room
或者告诉光明该怎样把整个屋子点亮
You already are what you are
因为你，已经是你自己了
And what you are is beautiful
而且，你自己，是美丽的
Heard a story the other day
那天听了一个故事
Took place at the local VA
它就发生在弗吉尼亚州
A father talking to his dying son
一个父亲对着自己临死的儿子哭诉
This was his conversation
这是他们的谈话
“It's not supposed to be like this
“怎么会是这样呀？
You can't go first I can't handle it”
你怎能提前离我而去呢，我无法承受这一切。”
The boy said “Dad now don't you cry,
孩子却说：“爸爸，现在不必为我哭泣。”
Remember when I was a child
“您可曾记得我童年时，
what you used to tell me
我问为什么的时候，
when I'd ask why?”
您是如何回答的吗？”
(You'd say) Gravity is gravity
您告诉我说：“地心引力，就是地心引力。
It doesn't try to pull you down
它不需要试就能拉你下来。
Stone is stone
石头就只是石头。
It can't help but hold its ground
它看起来没什么用，但是却支撑起了整块陆地。
The wind just blows
风其实一直在吹，
though you can't see
尽管我们看不见
It's everywhere like I'll always be
风其实无处不在，就像我们要永远作好我们自己一样永恒
You already are what you are
因为你，已经是你自己了
And what you are is strong enough
而且，你自己，是很坚强的。”
Look in the mirror
望着镜中的自己。
Now that's another story to tell
我又有一个故事要讲述了。
I give love to others
我把爱奉献给大家，
But I give myself hell
但却对自己如同地狱般苛刻。
I'd have to tell myself
我必须告诉自己
“In every scene
“任何情况下
there's a perfect plan”
都有着一个完美的策略。”
Everything I hoped to be
每一件事，我都希望
I already am
我，能够做好，我自己。
A flower is a flower
花儿就是花儿。
It doesn't have to try to bloom
其实它并不需要努力盛开。
And light is light
光明就是光明。
Just knows how to fill a room
就会知道如何把整个屋子点亮
And dark is dark
黑暗就是黑暗。
So the stars have a place to shine
所以，星星才会显得闪闪发亮。
The tide goes out
海水涨潮，
So it can come back another time
是因为只有这样，它们才能在另一刻退潮。
Goodbye makes a love so sweet
因为有结束，爱情才如此甜蜜。
And love is love
其实，爱情就是爱情。
so it can teach us
所以，它能够让我们懂得
We already are what we are
我们，其实已经是我们自己了。
And what we are is beautiful
而且，我们自己，是美丽的，
And strong enough
是坚强的，
And good enough
是美好的，
And bright enough
是很闪亮的。
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