I Can Do Better Than That
My best friend had a little situation
我有一個好朋友
At the end of our senior year
在高中的尾聲出了點小狀況
And like a shot, she and Mitchell got married that summer
一切來得那麼快，她和Mitchell在那個夏天閃婚了
Carolann getting bigger every minute
Carolann的肚子一天比一天大
Thinking, ''What am I doing here?' '
她總是在想她到底在幹嘛
While Mitchells out every night
而那時Mitchell每晚都要出去
Being a heavy-metal drummer
當一個重金屬鼓手
They got a little cute house on a little cute street
後來他們在一條環境優美的街上有了自己的溫馨小屋
With a crucifix on the door
小屋門上還有個十字架
Mitchell got a job at the record store in the mall
Mitchell在商場裡的唱片店工作
Just the typical facts of a typical life in a town on the Eastern Shore
這就是個典型的東海岸小鎮生活的例子
I thought about what I wanted
而我在想我到底要過怎樣的生活
It wasnt like that at all
我的生活才不要像那樣
Made Carolann a cute baby sweater
我做了一件可愛的寶寶毛衣給Carolann
Thinking ''I can do better than that''
我在想“我可以過得更好”
所以大概一年後那樣，我搬離了那座城市
In a year or so, I moved to the city
我還有什麼好失去的呢
Thinking ''What have I got to lose?''
我有了間小房子，養了隻貓，還瘦了20磅
Got a room, got a cat, and got twenty pounds thinner
我在我上的課上遇到了一個人，他有著很酷的紋身
Met a guy in a class I was taking he wears very well place tattoo
他不會輕易離開我，除非我要和他共進晚餐
He wouldnt leave me alone less I went with him to dinner
然後我就覺得他很好啊
And I guess he was cute
我也覺得他很甜
And I guess he was sweet
他的也挺好
And I guess he was good in bed
為了接下來的日子更好，我放棄了自己原來的生活
I gave up my life for a better part of a year
我的確覺得這樣有用
So Im starting to think that this maybe might work
就在那時我想到
And the second it entered my head
他也需要自己的時間
He needed to take some time off
去專注他的所謂的“事業”
Focus on his ''career ''
然後他就用一封語氣真誠的信甩了我
He blew me off with a heartfelt letter
我當時就在想“我可以做得更好啊”
I thought ''I can do better than that''
【下面是對Jamie說的話】你沒必要去剪頭
你沒必要換雙鞋子
You dont have to get a haircute
你也沒必要像杜蘭杜蘭樂隊【英國樂隊，新浪漫樂派掌門人】
You dont have to change your shoes
你只要愛我就好
You dont have to like Duran Duran
你不一定得放下椅子【喵喵喵啥意思？ 】
Just love me
你不一定要看新聞
You dont have to put the seat down
你也不用去學探戈
You dont have to watch the news
不用去吃意大利熏火腿
You dont have to learn to tango
你什麼都不需要改變
You dont have to eat prosciutto
只要陪著我，我愛的是現在的你
You dont have to change a thing
我要你，我也只要你
Just stay with me
一切都是你【Genius有解讀，這是對應後來在《See，Im Smiling》Cathy質問Jamie，這一句和上一句都是一樣的，是顯示Cathy本來欽佩的（Jamie的才華）變成了她所厭惡煩躁的】
I want you and you and nothing but you
最後
Miles and piles of you
我會有些值得思考每一個早上的事
Finally Ill have something worthwhile
你，必須是你
To think about each morning
你是不可代替的
You and you and nothing but you
那麼純粹而美好
No substitution will do
在我心中你在首位，你整個人都是我的
Nothing but fresh, undiluted and pure
我才不用什麼一生的承諾
Top of the line and totally mine!
我們也不用今晚就結婚
I dont need any lifetime commitments
我不要求你放下所有防備，你可以有自己的隱私【但後來Cathy並不是這樣(。_。)】
I dont need to get hitched tonight
我不想給你壓力
I dont want to throw up your walls and defenses
我自己知道孰對孰錯
I dont mean to put on any pressure
我花了一天去整理我的思緒
But Iknow what a thing is right
我們到了我的房子後，環視了小鎮
And I spend every day reconfiguring my sense
看了看我們走了多遠
When we get to my house, take a look at that town
我也不會再回頭了
Take a look at how far Ive gone
永遠不會
I will never go back
這就感覺我的生活在一步步走向你
Never look back anymoure
從現在起漸漸地遠離了過去
And it feels like my life led right to your side
想想你要什麼
And will keep me there from now on
你想成為怎樣的人
Think about what you wanted
我愛你有多深
Think about what could be
你會搬來和我一起的吧
Think about how I love you
我們是多麼美好
Say youll move in with me
我們一起經歷了那麼多糟心事
Think of whats great about me and you
想想什麼是過去式了，因為我們可以變得更好
Think of the ******** weve both been through
我和你
Think of whats past because we can do better!
攜子之手
We can do better!
我們會做得更好！
We can do better than that!
We can do better than that!